This post is about a TV show a reader recommended I watch (A big thanks to you, Aims!) called “Til Debt Do U$ Part”.
Til Debt Do U$ Part follows host and financial guru Gail Vaz-Oxlade as she helps couples get out of financial disaster. She studies the couple’s financial statements and gives them the hard [...]
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Til Debt Do U$ Part
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 [...]
What To Give Or Not To Give, Those Are The Questions
Some of you may have their gift and shopping list prepped already, and you may have a minimum and maximum amount of cash you want to spend per gift and an idea of what to get the people on your list; I know I do. But I do have a friend that I always have [...]
Who Pays for Dinner?
So, you’re on a date with someone for the very first time. You got to a nice restaurant then the bill comes. Who pays for dinner?
Just curious what everyone’s thoughts are about this…
Does the man pay?
If it’s two women or men on a date, who pays?
Or should the one who asked the other out pay? [...]
Paying More To Deal With Courteous People
How important is dealing with nice, courteous sales people to you? I didn’t think it was all that important to me since I usually know exactly what I want and what I am buying before I go into a shop so my contact with the sales rep is minimal. But then I noticed avoiding a [...]
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 [...]
Focus On What You’re Good At
A lot of us love to read about big movie stars having personal chefs, maids, gardeners, personal assistants, etc. and we think, “Wow, they live the good life!” And they do. But are they really being so extravagant or is there another reason for hiring all these employees?
Movie stars are good at acting, or if [...]
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 [...]
Borrow Instead of Buy
As I mentioned in a previous post (titled Bad Weddings, Too Expensive to Attend), weddings, whether bad or good ones, can be expensive not only for the couple getting married but for the guests as well.
This summer I had been invited to three weddings. Since they are all required different attire, I needed 3 different [...]
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 [...]
