Most of us have experienced being the broke student. Having to go to school, never having enough money, maybe working part-time to pay the bills. Many businesses and organizations now recognize how difficult this time of life can be and so have cut people who carry a valid student card some slack. Here are few [...]
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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 [...]
Free Store
Ever been to a Free Store? A Free Store is exactly as it sounds like, a store where you come in browse around and just pick up and take what you want for free. The concept was introduced to me a few years ago during a Car-Free Day event on Commercial Drive in [...]
Six Affordable Holiday Gift Ideas
Here’s a compilation of wonderful gift ideas that are all gifts either I have given or that my friends have given me or their other loved ones. I hope you’ll be able to use them this holiday season:
1. Give a loved one a year planner but make sure you mark all your personal anniversaries, [...]
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’ [...]
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 [...]
Recycled Gift Wrapping
Starting to buy your holiday presents and paraphernalia? If you’re like me, you are. The holidays can be very expensive and if your wallet could feel pain, this will be the time of year it would. But the holidays can not only tax your wallet, but Mother Earth as well. Tons of wrapping paper and [...]
Shop at Local Craft Fairs for Gifts
Tis the season, the Christmas craft fair season! I visit and buy many of my gifts at local craft fairs and farmers markets because I like to support small businesses and my fellow Canadians in their money endeavors.
Another benefit I see to buying at craft fairs are that most likely, the item bought will [...]
Early Holiday Shopping Equals A Little Less Holiday Stress
Yes, I know, Halloween has just passed and already I am writing about Holiday shopping. But for good reason! My family celebrates Christmas and we have dinners, get-togethers, gift-exchange, etc. And since I tend to be a little obsessive about giving gifts people will cherish (or at least like), I have to [...]
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 [...]
