The desire to get married is an emotional need for many people. For some it’s a religious necessity. My views have evolved. I now see marriage as a confirmation of a couple’s love and a commitment to making their joint life work; not just for convenience or wealth-building, but for their future kids and the …
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“DIY Home Renovations: Lessons Learned” is a post by Adina J in which she shares some thoughts on what they never talk about on HGTV. Last week, I talked about our family room DIY home renovations. The (ongoing) saga of our basement reno would take about 10,000 words to describe detail, so I decided to …
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“DIY Home Renovations” is a post by Adina J in which she tells the story of her family room reno. When we first bought our current house, we were your typical house horny property virgins*. We considered our 1,700 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2 ½ bath house as a “starter home”; you might think we …
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I stopped in at The Brick on Saturday. Why? No particular purpose, other than for a leisurely browse through an overpriced furniture store. But I happened upon an awesome deal on a pair of dining chairs. By awesome deal, I don’t mean a 10% discount. I mean I found nice chairs marked down to $18 each because they …
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To be productive on my commute to work, I needed to find a small, reliable laptop. My need became more pressing because my quad core ACER — very soon after coming off warranty — began having significant power supply-related issues, a.k.a. randomly shutting down and then not starting up for hours. The Buy On Friday I …
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Finally: a furniture store where the prices are reasonable. Anybody who reads this blog regularly knows I wouldn’t make that statement lightly. The retailer in question is Parks Furniture (possessive apostrophe omitted for SEO purposes, sincerest apologies). They’ve got locations in Hamilton, St. Catherines, and now an American store in Niagara Falls, NY. Their supercentre …
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Today’s guest post, “Cross-Border Shopping Analysis”, is from Glenn Cooke, a life insurance broker with Life Insurance Canada.com Inc. I’m always looking for a good deal. The first place I want to look is south of the border. Joe has pondered before the age-old question: is cross-border shopping worth the hassle and costs? I wanted to …
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A couple weeks ago I discussed cross-border shopping. More specifically, I said it’s pretty money-stupid for a Canadian to cross border shop at Black Friday sales. I clarified, however, that cross-border shopping is a great idea if executed properly. The next Black Friday isn’t for another 11 months, but Boxing Day is coming up. I don’t recall seeing as …
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“Frugal Style: Tips for Thrifting Designer Labels” is a post by Adina J. Now you know the basics of thrifting, but don’t run out to the nearest store just yet. Read these tips on avoiding counterfeit designer labels first. When buying second-hand, the biggest risk is counterfeit designer labels. Bags might be some of the most …
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“Frugal Style: Tips for Thrifting Designer Labels” is a post by Adina J. Find out how to get stylin’ for pennies on the dollar. Given that we’ll be talking about thrifting designer labels today, it’s only right that we start with the thrifting “anthem” – feel free to sing along at home. (Editor Joe’s Note: that …
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