The following is a guest post by Great Credit Score. As economic uncertainty dominates the news, the price of gold continues to maintain its high price. In fact gold has spiked so significantly since the 2008 mortgage crisis that most experts think it could be looked at as nothing less than a bubble (especially in [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Filed under Miscellaneous,Opinion
The Dangers of Cubicle Living
I put up a guest post on Budgeting in the Fun Stuff about “The Dangers of Cubicle Living“. In my post, I talk about the dangers of letting stress build up, poor exercise and eating habits, and other things that can get us into trouble during our cubicle life. How can we make it better? [...]
5 Comments Kevin on Sep 29th 2011
Filed under Energy,Guest Posts,Healthy Living,Miscellaneous,Saving Your Money
How to Reduce Your Energy Bill and Save Money
The following guest post is provided by uSwitch. With gas and electricity prices spiralling consumers are looking for ways of saving money. As well as establishing an energy saving regime in the home which can reduce the average fuel bill by up to £250 according to the Government it is worth shopping around to compare [...]
2 Comments Guest on Sep 28th 2011
Filed under Healthy Living,Miscellaneous
Apple Picking
So September is almost over and apple picking season is here once again. Yesterday started out as a gloomy day, but the clouds went away and the sun came out in the afternoon. It was a beautiful day in the mid-20s under a warm sun, which is probably out of character for this time of [...]
13 Comments Kevin on Sep 26th 2011
So Uncle Bennie announced Operation Twist, and while doing so happened to twist himself right into the markets, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. The results? Markets down, commodities down, the Canadian dollar down, and the US dollar up. I only had one post up this week, a great guest post from Rob [...]
11 Comments Kevin on Sep 24th 2011
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Investing,Market Analysis
The Biggest Unknown Risk of Stock Investing
The following is a guest post by Rob Bennett, who writes at A Rich Life. Most people think of stocks as being “risky.” But not too risky. Most people think it is prudent to go with a stock allocation of 60 percent, 70 percent, or even 80 percent. They cannot think of stocks as being [...]
49 Comments Guest on Sep 21st 2011
With school kicking in and work busier these days, and with the temperatures dropping outside, it finally feels like summer is over. On the bright side, it will soon be time for apple picking, as well as the beautiful change of seasons once the leaves start changing color. So many birthdays are also in September, [...]
12 Comments Kevin on Sep 19th 2011
We’re entering a new season, nearly three years after the beginnings of the worldwide recession. Government stimulus plans have not turned things around; in fact, they have added significantly to the debt without much to show for it. Will Europe get over their debt woes? Will China save us all? Where do we go from [...]
5 Comments Kevin on Sep 13th 2011
Filed under Growing Your Wealth
Planting a Seed of Savings
Here is an article from my early days of blogging. This was originally published on April 5, 2010. I still remember when I was a student and I didn’t have any savings; what came in my chequing account left again rather quickly. In this series, I want to talk about how you can shift from [...]
22 Comments Kevin on Sep 12th 2011
