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Not So Dollar Stores

The other day I went into a mall in the Richmond area and the people I was with happened to have needed to go to the restroom. As I waited, I noticed that there was this dollar store called “Buck or Two”. From first glance, I just assumed it was like any other dollar store

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Financial Management

Paying More Taxes With A New HST Tax Structure

I read a piece of news today where here in BC there is going to be a new tax system called the Harmonized sales tax that is going to be introduced next year. For those who live in BC you can read the announcement here: http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009PREM0017-000141.htm Essentially, right now we pay two types of taxes

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Financial Management

How Much You Buy of Items That Have Rock Bottom Prices

Recently I saw some deals on certain items that looked like they were 80% off from its regular retail price compared to other stores. Of course, I picked one up as to me this seemed like an error or that the company just doesn’t care about getting rid of it. As word got around, some

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Financial Management

Spending All of Your Designated Funds Mentality

Recently a person I knew went on a trip and for this he set aside about $3000 to splurge on the trip. While that is pretty normal to have a vacation funds, what I found interesting was that during the last few days of the trip he mentioned that he had quite a bit of

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General Thoughts and Fun Topics

How Long You Are Willing To Invest In A Skill

I was talking to a person today that had such an interesting and blunt direction in life when it comes to paying for various classes for his daughter. For example, it is not uncommon for a parent to pay for some kind of music lessons for a child with a common one being piano lessons.

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Business

Looks Like The Credit Was Given

What a surprise this was when I checked my blog comments today. As you all know, I was having trouble canceling that hosting account and had to initiate a chargeback. From the looks of it, the owner of the company replied to the post and mentioned that they have credited me back. I thought the

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