Today’s guest post, “Bitcoins: Revolution or Bunk? Part 3” comes from Value Indexer. VI writes about enjoying wealth in all its forms at Simply Rich Life, and about index fund ideas and research at Value Indexer. In the last two weeks we’ve seen what a Bitcoin is, and how its peer-to-peer network protocol facilitates a trusted digital …
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I am turning 33 in August. It’s not a particularly memorable anniversary, save for the fact that it will bring me closer to the official “mid-thirties” category. And that seems unlikely, somehow, if not altogether as scary as it might have seemed a decade ago. Thinking about my upcoming birthday led me to muse about …
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In two weeks I’ll be using some vacation time to get away from the office for a week and enjoy the Spring. Lately I’ve been busy and feeling stressed, so I decided to use the vacation time I neglected to use last year. I want to continue saving money and paying off debt, but I …
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Justin Bouchard dropped me a line in February. He’s one of the co-authors of the new book “More Money for Beer and Textbooks”. The other writer is Kyle Prevost. Justin told me about the book’s release and asked if I’d like a copy for review, which I gladly accepted. Here’s my review. Before you pick …
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I recently stayed at the Sheraton Centre Toronto. I got a room for a low price on Priceline to stay over for a one night break mid-week. To help you avoid the same mistake, I’ve prepared a brief set of criticisms. Last year I did a review of the Marriott Bloor Yorkville; I’d recommend the Marriott over the …
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Today’s guest post, “Bitcoins: Revolution or Bunk? Part 2” comes from Value Indexer. VI writes about enjoying wealth in all its forms at Simply Rich Life, and about index fund ideas and research at Value Indexer. Last week, we discussed what a Bitcoin is and how you can own coins that you can’t touch. That’s all well …
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“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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I tend to shy away from saying very much about my day job in my posts on TimelessFinance, other than its consequences for my income statement and schedule. This week, however, has been very successful for me from a financial and professional development standpoint. Hence I thought I’d share a little bit about a raise …
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#1: Renting is OK The media continues to “get the meme” that housing is a looming disaster. The Globe and Mail published not one, but two stories about why renting is OK. First up: Preet Banerjee, a man who owns in the Burbs but is considering a move back downtown. (Notice how I didn’t specify that the “downtown” in …
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As of last Friday, my mortgage balance stood at about $98,700. My mortgage repayment plan is to be debt-free by age 30. My mortgage’s terms let me pay a lump sum on any regular payment date (so long as the lump sum payments don’t exceed 25% of the original mortgage value per year). This is the …
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