Here is your weekend reading: Site Changes I’ve recently added a popular posts plugin, which shows the 5 most popular posts along the right sidebar. Since the statistics only started being collected as of yesterday, the rankings are biased in favor of the most recent posts. I’ve also added a top commentators plugin. I’m displaying [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Filed under Miscellaneous,Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading: Camping Weekend Edition + A List of WordPress Plugins That I Use
9 Comments Kevin on Jul 30th 2010
Filed under Miscellaneous,Opinion
When Do You Need to Formalize Contracts with Your Significant Other?
Is it necessary to draft up formal agreements with the one that you love? How about… a prenup, that most dreaded of words? (no, this post won’t be about prenups ) When we make deals with strangers and business contacts, we usually specify the details of our business arrangement in the form of a contract. [...]
17 Comments Kevin on Jul 29th 2010
When looking for a new home, one of the most important attributes of the home is the amount of living space that is going to be available. There are a lot of different items and tradeoffs to consider, such as where you are in life now, what needs you’ll have in the next five years, [...]
36 Comments Kevin on Jul 27th 2010
Filed under Weekend Reading
A Midsummer Night’s Reading
It’s midway through summer; the moon is shining brightly, the water is singing, and the fireflies are dancing. Here is your weekend reading:
14 Comments Kevin on Jul 23rd 2010
Filed under Miscellaneous,Real Estate,Saving Your Money
Should I Go with a Fixed or Variable Rate Mortgage?
As some of you might know, we recently made the decision to purchase a condominium. As the unit is still under construction, we won’t be able to move in until sometime in January. The long period of delivery posed a problem when attempting to get a mortgage approval from traditional places such as ING Direct, [...]
26 Comments Kevin on Jul 21st 2010
What is a back link? If you have ever worked on your own blog or website, then you are probably familiar with the term. However, with all of the buzz around SEO (search engine optimization), back links have taken on a somewhat esoteric and confusing tone. In this post, I want to explore what back [...]
31 Comments Kevin on Jul 19th 2010
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Healthy Living,Miscellaneous,Opinion,Philosophy,Weekend Reading
Breaking Free of the Cage: Escaping the Rat Race
One day, I want to get out of the rat race; I want to break free of the cage. What does getting out of the rat race mean? The meaning is different for each person, but to me, retirement and getting out of the rat race are synonymous: They both mean freedom from working out [...]
60 Comments Kevin on Jul 16th 2010
Not too long ago, the Bank of Canada raised the benchmark overnight rate by 0.25%. The ongoing sentiment at that time was that the Canadian economy was starting to heat up, and interest rates were about to start their long upward climb. People rushed to get into 5-year fixed mortgages, notwithstanding the fact that even [...]
11 Comments Kevin on Jul 14th 2010
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Healthy Living,Interviews,Investing,Market Analysis,Miscellaneous,Opinion,Philosophy
Meet Andrew Hallam: The Millionaire Teacher
I am pleased to have the honor of having Andrew Hallam with us today for an interview. Andrew is a highly respected investor currently living in Singapore, where he works as an English teacher at Singapore American School, and writes freelance finance articles. Nominated a finalist for two Canadian National Publishing Awards, his writing has appeared [...]
38 Comments Kevin on Jul 12th 2010
Temperatures rise to the mid-thirties, the air is stuffy and muggy, and my body is drenched in sweat: It’s just another day in our recent heat wave! Although I do prefer the heat to the cold, I also prefer it when I’m able to sleep! We are located near the top floor of a large [...]
8 Comments Kevin on Jul 11th 2010
