Invest It Wisely – Page 145

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… [Read More]

Weekend Reading: Mid-Autumn Festival Edition

By Kevin

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.

Saving on Taxes and Growing Your Wealth with the Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA)

By Kevin

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… [Read More]

Public Safety, or Public Revenue?

By Kevin

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… [Read More]

Is It Really That Expensive to Eat Healthy Food?

By Kevin

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… [Read More]