I was at a gathering today where the topic was about power consumption conducted by the president and CEO of BC Hydro, which is the power company here. For the most part the presentation was as expected and the theme seemed like it was revolving around a “use less power†type of theme. They even
Interesting comment I heard today where a person was saying how she worked overtime one day and then another person commented on how at least she made more money. The lady then responded by saying she wasn’t really making any money as the income goes directly to paying a bill. Kind of a dangerous way
I was passed this news about a motor company in the US called Max Motors who offers what’s got to be one of the most eyebrow raising business strategies I have seen. Essentially, by purchasing a car through them you have an option of receiving either a $250 gas card or a gun. The company
For those who live here in BC, you may be aware that back in February a government legislation was passed where BC residents will receive $100 as part of the climate action dividend. Essentially, the intent of this money is that we put it towards buying things that cost a little more which would help
I was reading and browsing through Microsoft’s “Live†search which of course is in competition with companies such as Google. It seems that they are trying out a new program called Cashback at http://search.live.com/cashback/ where people can search for thousands of products from various merchants. Once the user makes a qualifying purchase, they will receive
A topic came up today which is one that I have heard many times with the answers usually being the same when it comes to various sides of the debate. In general, most people agree that having things like a car is one of the worst money drainers if you are on a tight budget.