My second guest post is now live at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff! The post is about time management, and how we can better achieve our goals by increasing efficiency, reducing waste, and making better use of our time. While you are checking out the post, be sure to check out the rest of the [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Filed under Guest Posts,Miscellaneous
Guest Post at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff: How to Make Better Use of Your Time
10 Comments Kevin on Sep 30th 2010
The improving quality and speed of Internet applications has been helping people to increase their productivity and reduce time lost. I personally make heavy use of Google Apps, and I find that it helps me save a lot of time on many everyday tasks. Here are five tips on how to use Google Apps to [...]
43 Comments Kevin on Sep 28th 2010
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Guest Posts,Real Estate,Saving Your Money
If You Enjoy Financial Obligations, Don’t Read This.
The following guest post is by Greg McFarlane of Control Your Cash. When you write a book about personal finance, as rudimentary as it might be, friends ask your opinions on matters fiscal. A few days ago, I received this pithy email from one of the most financially conservative people I know: When does it [...]
17 Comments Guest on Sep 27th 2010
It was the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节 [Zhōng qiū jié]) on Wednesday this week! I got together with some of my Chinese friends to eat dinner at our host’s home, marvel at the very bright full moon and nearby Jupiter, and eat moon cakes.
28 Comments Kevin on Sep 24th 2010
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Investing
Saving on Taxes and Growing Your Wealth with the Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA)
What is a TFSA? If you live in Canada and you have not started to contribute toward your TFSA, you should start thinking about doing so! What is a TFSA? A TFSA (Tax Free Savings Account) is a special type of investment account that allows your savings to grow tax-free. It is similar to the [...]
23 Comments Kevin on Sep 23rd 2010
Filed under Miscellaneous,Opinion
Public Safety, or Public Revenue?
WARNING: The following post is a rant, and doesn’t have much to do with personal finance, except perhaps as far as public revenues figure into that! Every day when I come home from work/school, I get out of the subway, walk across a pair of streets with a park in between, and walk into my [...]
32 Comments Kevin on Sep 22nd 2010
I remember watching a documentary on TV about an overweight family that brought their kids to eat fast food everyday because it was “cheaper” than buying vegetables at the supermarket and cooking them (it might have been Food, Inc.). Now, I never was at the point of eating fast food everyday, but I used to [...]
49 Comments Kevin on Sep 21st 2010
This is a post by guest writer Amo Tango. Sand, beach, heat…sounds like the main ingredients of a well-deserved vacation. Most would think that a vacation in ‘paradise’ would cost an arm and leg, but nowadays, flying is second nature in our society. With globalization and international business affairs everywhere in the world, flying is [...]
27 Comments Amo Tango on Sep 20th 2010
Filed under Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading: Giveaway Edition
Here are the posts of the week: I ran a giveaway contest with close to $300 in prizes; check it out! I also posted on Wednesday about your income level versus your expenses: How Much of Your Paycheck Do You Need to Survive? Weekend Reading
21 Comments Kevin on Sep 17th 2010
Filed under Miscellaneous
It’s Invest It Wisely Six Month Blog Anniversary!
It’s Invest It Wisely’s Six Month Blog Anniversary! In celebration of the event, I ran a giveaway contest with close to $300 in prizes; the contest is now closed! Thank you everyone for your participation, and a special thanks goes to my sponsors and those who recommended books! Entries to the contest are closed; I [...]
19 Comments Kevin on Sep 29th 2010