It must be a sign of the times that people are being more cautious about what they are buying and how much they are paying. I can count about five times when shopping over the holidays when people questioned their totals at the check out line in stores. I even question the total myself when picking up some party items at the corner store. I was wrong and he was right but it's good to question or to pay attention when ... Read More

True story. A co-worker with two daughters, a wife and himself who are all drivers gets his insurance renewal and the rates are throught the roof compared to his previous policy. It's a company he has been with forever so he calls them to look into it and they tell him there is nothing they can do. We are talking about hundreds of dollars a year for no reason. No tickets, no accidents. So he goes and looks for insurance ... Read More

I am on a mission to get a few things fixed up around the house and I will blog later this week about what I am doing to save energy. I needed a thick piece of plywood 2.5 X 2.5 for a small project but they only sell sheets 4 x 4 for over $16. Kind of a waste because I have no other use for the extra wood. A shame to pay that much when I didn't really need it ... Read More

A few friends have been talking about doing some travelling in the new year. At this point they have no idea where they are going or how they are getting there. They are interested in dominican republic vacations but have yet to do their homework on the subject. If you are thinking about doing a vacation it's never too late to start planning. There is lots of time to look at different resorts, find a good one in your price range. Time ... Read More

How do you save money with a ceiling fan in the winter? Who would think that by running your ceiling fans in the winter that you could save on your heating bill. Heat rises, that's a fact. In the winter months there's no point of having all of your hot air trapped around yoru ceilings, especially if you have some height to them. A celing fan can save you money on your heating bill by simply running it during ... Read More

A old friend was recently griping to me about his cross country moving that he is doing at the end of the year for a new job. It got me to thinking that maybe he can write off some of his expenses on his tax return. After googling around for awhile I found out that he probably can write off his moving expenses. In Canada, if you are moving 40kms to take a new job or even attend school full ... Read More

Winter and the flu season in full swing I decided today that I was going to get on board with putting a few more healthy things into my diet. My brain plan is to replace my daily coffee and bring on the green tea. Having none I walked down the grocery store on my break at work and picked up two boxes of flavoured green tea. Since it all tastes the same to me I picked up two boxes that ... Read More