How to Save Money During Wedding Season
Summer is here and for the most part, that brings nothing but good things. Sunny days, vacation time, and lots of holidays and weddings to celebrate. But with nearly all of those things also come a handful of expenses. And during the coming months – prime time wedding season – all those gifts, clothes, and…
Read moreHow Much are You Spending on Mother’s Day this Year?
Happy Mother’s Day weekend to all the moms out there! You’ll be very happy to know that on your day tomorrow, you might be receiving a little more than usual. According to a new survey conducted by the Bank of Montreal, loved ones are planning on spending an average of $107 on the mom on…
Read moreMoney Talks: Volume 24
You can tell it’s spring because everyone’s talking real estate and mortgages this week; even if areas such as Toronto are still seeing a small drop in their activity level. With this, more tips from Gail Vaz-Oxlade on how to save, and a warning about this coming Victoria Day weekend, there’s lots to get to…
Read moreWhat’s Another Name for a Soft Market? A Buyer’s Market!
Sometimes, it’s just a matter of perspective. It seems you can’t step outside your door, or especially pick up a newspaper, without hearing about all the disaster that surrounds the Canadian housing market right now. Analysts are starting to sound like Chicken Little, except it’s prices and not the sky that is falling. Sellers meanwhile,…
Read moreSmoking in Your Home? It will Make it Harder to Sell!
Recently we linked to an article on the Everyday Money blog that stated that smokers who smoke in their homes are likely to sacrifice up to 23 per cent of their home’s value when it comes time to sell. The reason? Smoking has become a faux pas in today’s society, and it’s something that few…
Read moreSteven Eisman is Bearish on Canadian Housing, but Skittish on Details Why
Hedge fund manager Steven Eisman became known around the States and Canada during the years of the financial crisis due to his ability to predict what was going to happen to the housing market down south. Now he’s looking towards Canada, saying things no longer look so good over here. The problem with his arguments…
Read moreMoney CAN Buy You Happiness, if You Know how to Spend It
The Financial Post just ran a very interesting interview they did with Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton, the authors of Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending. Within the book they explore how you can use your money to actually buy happiness. But first, you have to know how to spend it. No, they’re not talking about…
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