“Frugal Beauty: Drugstore vs. Department Store Products” is a post by Adina J in which she takes some new beauty products for a spin. I’m pretty low-maintenance, insofar as it takes me less than half an hour to get ready and dressed in the morning (and more like 10 minutes if we’re talking about a …
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“Spend Less/Earn More” is a post by Adina J in which she picks sides in the PF feud. The PF world is divided into many camps, usually deeply polarized ones. One of the more interesting of these polarities is represented by the spend less/earn more contingents. Occasionally, you might get a blogger who focuses equally …
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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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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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[Speaking of "moving", Adina's column has been moved to Thursday this week.] I just finished my grand move to the Hammer (although everything is still sitting in boxes). Longtime Readers will know that I moved last year, too — from Toronto to a small town near Peterborough. I completed that move for under $2.50 per …
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Originally I was going to write an article about a particular set of deals I found at Dollarama. Then I started getting angry about Wal-Mart. So today’s post is about the rise of Canadian dollar stores. Back in 2009, after the previous summer’s temporary housing dip (and concerns about an all-out depression) faded from memory, Canadian …
Continue Reading...Yes, I’m buying a house in Hamilton. Heresy, I know. I’ve ranted about the housing market bubble and the socialist CMHC on this site and I’m a huge proponent of the prophet Garth Turner. The deal isn’t done yet because I haven’t lifted the conditions. But here’s what I will share at the moment: It’s …
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“Frugal Christmas Gift Ideas” is a post by Adina J. For all those times when a gift card just won’t cut it, here are some ideas for putting a smile on the faces of your nearest and dearest. With the holidays ‘round the corner, it’s time for TF to get festive. As the Joe-appointed resident …
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**DEAL ALERT UPDATE: the full game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War has been added to the Humble Bundle as of Monday, meaning it includes 7 full games and 3 expansion packs.** Last week, my dear friend Jack Braithwaite – UFC aficionado, Deustche-phile, and TrentU peer – forwarded me a tip on a very frugal Christmas gift …
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