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Amidst a Payment Processing Transition Period
Whether or not you’re willing to admit it, the holiday shopping season is upon us. The malls are about to get even more crowded and I imagine that Black Friday in the States will be just as much of a...
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Money Monday: Credit Cards Are Not Evil
I hear it all the time. Credit cards are evil. They’re the reason that people get buried in debt. They’re the reason why people end up overspending. I disagree. While I can sympathize with those who...
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Money Monday: The Pain of Paying
You decide that you want to buy a new television. After doing your research, you go to the local store, hand over your credit card, and come home with a shiny new HDTV. That’s relatively painless....
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Money Monday: On the Death of the Penny
It happened. The federal budget in Canada was revealed a few days ago and one of the biggest announcements to come out of it was the death of the penny. They plan on stopping production of the...
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Money Monday: How to Rebuild Your Credit
Last week, I posted an article hoping to get people to break free from the stigma of filing for bankruptcy. It’s a decision I support under the right circumstances. Oftentimes when someone who is in...
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Money Monday: Setting Priorities in the Face of Debt
Debt somehow seems to be synonymous with life in the developed world. Almost everyone has it and almost everyone suffers because of it. Much like alcoholism, people have a moment of clarity when...
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Best Credit Cards for Your Needs
In the early days of “Money Mondays,” debt was always a big topic of conversation. While most people are polar opposites on the idea of debt, for reasons not including political correctness, I was...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: Street Fights, Podcasts and Credit Cards
Every Wednesday, I gather together five interesting blog posts that I found around the Internet. Let’s see what’s brewing up this week. I don’t normally link out to my own writing on What’s Up...
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The True Value (and Price) of Paying in Cash
You head out to your local coffee shop to get your daily dose of caffeine. You place your order for a vanilla latte and the cashier says your total comes to $4.19. How do you choose to pay? Do you...
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Vlog #16: Adulting Is Hard (So Deal with It)
About a year and a half ago, I addressed some of the harsh realities of adulthood. I talked about being the main point of contact for our realtor and our mortgage broker, for instance, and how I took...
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Why I Blog (2017 Edition)
Every once in a while, I get asked why I blog. Admittedly, it’s a question I ask myself now and again too. Not including all the writing I did before on my old websites or the blogging I’ve written...
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Fraser Park Restaurant and the Epic German Breakfast
As frustrating and as stressful as the week may be, all of those worries melt away — if only for an hour or two — when you get to enjoy a terrific weekend brunch. This place has been on our “we’ve got...
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Sunday Snippet: Dave Chappelle
Good people of Detroit, hear me. Hear me now. You will never get your [expletive] money back. I said, “I’m like Evel Knievel. I get paid for the attempt. I didn’t promise this [expletive] would be...
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Vlog #17: Healthy Family Expo
Despite the impression I may have left with last week’s vlog, adulting isn’t all bad. In fact, it can be filled with all sorts of precious moments with your kids, as was the case with our whirlwind...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: Not Alone
Seriously. How is it already the end of the March? Remember when we were kids and summer break felt like it lasted forever? Nowadays, you blink your eyes and it’s suddenly five years later! The good...
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Waffle Gone Wild, Central Burnaby
Vancouver is very clearly a city of very passionate foodies. We love our sushi and we love authentic cuisine just as much as we enjoy creative fusion dishes. Vancouverites ride those culinary trends...
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Sunday Snippet: Ricky Gervais
You should bring something into the world that wasn’t in the world before. It doesn’t matter what that is. It doesn’t matter if it’s a table or a film or gardening – everyone should create. You should...
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Vlog #18: Go Small, Live Big with 2018 Ford EcoSport
I don’t know how things might be in your neck of the woods. Here in Metro Vancouver, the roads are increasingly dominated by small and midsize SUVs. You know, aside from the exotic supercars with...
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Trying to Do It All (And Every Decision Is Wrong)
Let’s go back a few hundred years to Feudal England. Chances are that you’re born into an agricultural family. You’ll likely be working the land of the same farm from the time you’re old enough to...
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The Community Grocer Food Club
Most of us understand that we should be eating healthier food. Instead of picking up another box of processed who-knows-what shipped over from who-knows-where, it’s generally a better idea to get...
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