Sometimes you don’t get the best service from your cable company, supermarket, dentist, bank, etc. When this happens to me, I make sure that business and/or other people know about it. I feel that it is important to complain for 3 reasons:
1. I want to get a good service and product for my hard-earned money
2. [...]
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Tag Archives: Life Lesson
Complain: Tell Them What You Really Think
Money Lessons for Kids (and Parents)
While I was a single parent for many years, one of the many issues I faced while raising my son alone was how I dealt with money and how I balanced a tiny budget. But also, and just as important, I had to make sure my son learned the value of money at an early [...]
Talk About Your Money
There’s still a lot of secrecy about money. Individuals simply do not talk about their personal money issues often enough. If they are badly in debt, they hide it. If they have a shopping or gambling addiction, they hide it. If they are living off their credit cards they don’t tell anyone or get help [...]
Self-Esteem and Money
I’ve recently started reading a book about Self-Esteem - a person’s overall evaluation or appraisal of his or her own worth. This book states there is a direct correlation between self-esteem and happiness, the more self-esteem you have, the happier you are. It’s a good book, and it has lead me to conclude that [...]
It’s Not Only About How Much You Earn
My philosophy is that money is like energy. Just as you have to manage your energy (how much energy do you spend working, exercising, on your hobby, relationships, etc.) you must manage your money also in a similar way. It’s also my belief that what one needs to emphasize is that it’s not [...]
A Bottle of Spaghetti Sauce
Last night my partner made dinner; spaghetti and meatballs. He used a bottle of Ragu Pasta sauce and added chopped green peppers, mushrooms and meatballs. But he also added water. It would have been an awesome meal except for the added water in the sauce. Instead of a lovely sauce that [...]
If You Really Want To Change Your Money Habits, You Will
I was having coffee with a fiend of mine last week and she told me about her co-worker who earns $50,000 a year but is also $50,000 in debt. She’s in debt because she spends too much on beauty products like $800 face creams and on $5,000 handbags. She’s been spending this way ever since [...]
Finding A Mentor
Ever since I became an adult, I’ve always wanted a mentor.
There are mentorship programs available out there. In Vancouver, the Women’s Enterprise Centre and the Minerva Foundation matches women starting businesses with women who have years of experience in similar fields. I think these organizations provide a great service - someone to tell you what [...]
Difficult Clients Cost You Money
When I’m not writing for MLC, I run a small service-based business creating custom designs. It can be very gratifying and for the most part I enjoy working with my clients helping them get their vision in tangible form. I have managed to find a few that I have a great working relationship with and [...]
The Price of Being TOO Cheap
I know this blog is all for saving money, but sometimes one can be too cheap. And when one is too cheap, she, or her boyfriend, often pays a high price for being so later on as the story below illustrates…
True story, I almost killed my boyfriend once.
This happened when I was around eight months [...]
