What’s for dinner? This may not be the best question to ask. Working families often gather in the kitchen hungry with no idea what they are going to eat. Coming up with different food ideas may be a challenge even…
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Canada: Failing grade on poverty
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It doesn’t feel good when somebody comes along and tries to shake up your believes. Like the one that Canada is the best place on earth to live. A report, done by the Conference Board of Canada, suggests that our…
Car insurance: Pay as you go style
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What do I mean? I mean instead of paying a flat fee every month, you pay based on what you consume. In the case of driving your consumption is miles (or kilometers, if you prefer). The reasoning is simple and…
Poor with confidence
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Money buys everything. Including confidence and self-esteem. We see this everywhere – in the movies, in your workplace, in our neighbourhood. The more you have, the more confident you are that no matter what life trows at you, you can…
Ideas: Mortgage partner
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Exchange a piece of your property for additional 20% down payment It’s not my idea; some smart people at Castle Trust in the UK are trying to get this off the ground, but I like it. It may make sense…
Divorce insurance: Not so crazy idea
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It’s coming to Canada When we say “I do” under the melody of the Mendelssohn’s wedding march, we never envision a time when we may regret it. People in love see the future bright and happy and divorce is nowhere…
Twine + Tweet = Smart home
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It is not only smart phones and sleek tablets that are conquering our technology craving minds. Traditionally boring appliances like the fridge, the washer or the stove are also getting a boost from digital innovations. I wrote earlier this year…
Christmas 2011: Only if I new what to buy…
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Boys want gadgets, girls – cash! With just a little more than a month before the biggest holiday of the year, stress is piling up. “What to buy for Christmas?” is a question that makes many to panic. You can…
The dark side of green energy
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Cheap wind power results in … cheap housing too Mass media has managed to ingrain in our minds that we should do everything possible to use more green energy in the bid to save the environment. Among all alternative sources…
Saving energy: The smart meter delema
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The reality, though, is that people, driven by old habits, use energy as before – whenever they need it with little regard to savings. And this may undermine the advantage of the smart meters. IBM has done a survey with more than10,000 people in 15 countries to get a sense of what people know about smart meters and how they use them. The results are startling: