I just saw this interesting interview that CNN did with two people in regards to their 2006 journey where a group people and themselves formed a group called “The Compact†and its intention was to go through the entire year without buying anything new aside from the essentials such as food. Apparently the motivation to […]
It looks like we are getting to the point where having a million dollars worth of assets isn’t so far fetched as most people think it is anymore. I guess that is what people would call a “paper millionaire.†Recently, headlines are everywhere about the 2007 BC property assessment where property values have went up […]
So on New Years day yesterday the family decided that we would go to a restaurant of some sort as a way to celebrate the new years together. My brother was told that in the Vancouver Fairmont Hotel there was this restaurant called Griffins that was having this brunch buffet that was suppose to have […]
While browsing around the mall recently, one of my friend was interested in buying a game and so we went to the mall. Since it is the Christmas season, almost everyone is in a shopping mode and not surprisingly the item in question was sold out everywhere. The interesting comment he made afterwards was how […]
It was announced recently that on November 16th of this year Canada Post will be introducing its new PERMANENT stamp which is going to eliminate the need for 1 cent stamps. Also, the new permanent stamps will cost 51 cents and when the new letter mail rate of 52 cents kicks in on January 15, […]
While reading some topics about money and finance from a news site today, there was a section dedicated in allowing people to voice ways on how they manage their money. What caught my attention was a comment about someone who was earning around $30,000 to $35,000 a year and claimed that it is barely enough […]