Did you know that Canadian Postal Outlets can charge you pretty much anything they want for shipping?
Apparently postal outlets are not obligated to follow the price of stamps and postal products that are legislated by Canada Post. That means that they can charge extra fees and apply additional service fees to products that they sell.
So, if [...]
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Extra Charges at Canada Post Outlets?
Organized Packing When Moving Helps You Save
Moving to a new home in the near future? If so, you have a lot of work ahead of you! In my experience, it really pays to plan early and carefully for the move. And I cannot stress the importance of packing your things in a neat and organized manner if you want to save [...]
Finding a Good Rental
So, I am back after taking February off to move to a new home. I wrote another article last January with some saving tips when moving (see: Moving On The Cheap) and now I’d like to write about my experience of looking for a new place to rent. I believe I did a few things that [...]
Complain: Tell Them What You Really Think
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. [...]
Moving on the Cheap
Having moved several times in my life, I know moving can be expensive. My family will be moving to a new apartment in just a little over a month and already I am starting to organize our stuff, pack and make moving arrangements. I believe that the earlier you start to prep for the big [...]
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 [...]
FOOD INC
If you haven’t seen the film “Food Inc” yet, I suggest you go and see it. It will outline the true cost of the foods you buy and consume on a daily basis. It has been said by the author of book entitled “The Value of Nothing” that a fast food burger actually costs $200 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Holiday Shopping: Some Tips To Keep Your Cash and Purchases Safe
These tips were originally posted in August, but as the Holiday and Christmas Season is the biggest time of year for shopping, I thought it might be worth posting them again (some have revisions) as reminder to us all…
a. I bring a couple of big, sturdy bags with me where I can stuff several stores’ [...]
