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Compensating For Errors

Recently I went to inquire about a workshop I was interested in attending and was all set to pay for it. I wrote them a cheque and all and everything seemed good to go. As I was heading home I then got a message from them stating that there was an error on their part

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Business

Discounts In Exchange For Feedbacks

I thought this was interesting as recently I read about a new company that was starting up and it appeared that they were trying to test the waters a bit to see how well people would react to their services. Their strategy was to offer people a discount on their regular rates in exchange for

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Business

Exploring Your Family Network

Today I was told that a family member wanted to bring his daughter to Vancouver to learn English for a month or so. The problem was there would be no one to take her back. Then a conversation came up on how it was suggested that I should take her back after the month and

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Business

Justifying High Prices For Professional Portrayal

Recently there was this printing company here that created some dialogue in terms of how expensive it is to print certain items such as business cards and photos. I think for things like a photo reproduction it was about $2 a print. Some people mentioned that was an extremely high price while some threw in

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General Thoughts and Fun Topics

Spending Too Much Just To Increase Chances

Speaking of the lottery, since the jackpot is $49 million today I saw so many people buying so many tickets. For example, I went to get a haircut today and one of the employees bought about $30 worth of tickets. While it increase your odds of winning I suppose, in these types of situations I

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Financial Management

Gift Card Bonuses And Instant Savings

Today I was at a grocery store and they had this buy over $250 and get a free $25 gift card deal. Now normally in the past the promotion was spend over $250 and get $30 off instantly on your purchase. Sometimes these types of promotions do entice me to spend more to get the

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