Should you leave credit cards at home and rely on your smart phone for money? A few years ago I saw a man punching a few buttons of his cell phone to purchase a movie ticket. It was in Europe.…
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Mortgage rate update
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Rates are up – it’s all over the newspapers. How much up? Not much – a typical major bank discounted fixed rate for 5 years is 4.04%. Of course, lower rates are still available from the smaller players. It is…
Home improvement: Countertops
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Marble or granite? A refreshed look of your kitchen definitely adds to the comfort and value of your home. And when contemplating how to spend the allocated budget, the question of the countertops pops up. Do you go with cheep…
Life without Rogers and Bell
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Communication and entertainment: Are you paying more than what you consume? We are creature of habits. I remember a man, when asked why he pays the bills without looking at them, he answered – “because they send us the invoice”.…
Survey: Home Renovations
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Now you know where that $13,000 went last year I dread it when it happens – just bought something and realized that need to keep spending more money on it. It’s a money pit, as the saying goes. It can…