The following staff post is by Jessica Streit. Ask my 9 year old son what he needs more of and he’ll tell you three things: video games, money to buy video games and time to play video games. His currency, that which encourages him to do anything around the house is time on the computer…. [Read More]
Archives for October 2012
The Haunted Carnival of Carnivals — Rise of the Machines!
Welcome to a haunted carnival of carnivals, rise of the machines edition! As a mobile software developer, I always marvel at just how powerful these small devices have become, and how much they have woven themselves into our lives. I wonder how us Canadians and our American friends to the south are going to keep… [Read More]
The 6 Most Common Financial Mistakes People Make
We all make mistakes, right? It’s often said that the good thing about making mistakes is the lessons you learn from them. But what if you don’t know what you’re doing is a mistake? How can you learn from something you never realized was a mistake? Sometimes, we realize the mistake in time to change… [Read More]
Why I Love Being a Landlord
The following is the first staff post by Greg Johnson. Please join me in welcoming him to the site! When people use the term “investing,” they are usually talking about investing money in the stock market. Whether that is through the purchase of single stocks, mutual funds, or retirement accounts, their idea of investing is… [Read More]
Corporate Hospitality Is More Important Than Ever
Talk to any business owner about what it’s like running a company in the current economic climate and the chances are they will tell you ‘it’s tough out there.’ Despite the glimmers of hope that things might be improving and that the downturn might be swaying slightly more in favour of an upturn, most companies… [Read More]




