Updates: July 8 – 14
This week, CF and I attended the Gastown Grand Prix – a professional cycling event through the historic streets of Gastown in downtown Vancouver. One of many free events this summer, we got an evening’s worth of entertainment, chatted to some other local cycling enthusiasts and hung out on a beautiful Wednesday night without spending a dime! How did you spend your week this week?
Here’s a collection of posts from around the web that we enjoyed this week:
- Here’s this week’s meal plan from Making Sense of Cents. I love these posts because it’s a great way to see new recipe ideas. I also think its cool to see how other people approach their food budget and weekly meal planning.
- I always love a good deal – who doesn’t? But it can feel awkward or even rude to try to negotiate the price. Here’s the secret though – most people, on both sides, enjoy a good bargain. You just need to ask! Tom at Canadian Finance Blog suggests some tips for negotiating a better deal.
- I love philosophical posts, and Daisy at Add Vodka writes some of the best. We PF Bloggers are a Self Centered Bunch has some good thoughts on WHY we write and WHO we are writing to.
- Finance Fox suggests 11 Things I Don’t Buy and Do Without. There is a lot of waste generated by many of these items and I especially agree about garbage bags – why buy something you’re going to throw away?
- Standing in line at the currency and bullion exchange office, I’ve often been intrigued by the (many) people in line buying silver or gold. Freedom Thirty Five talks about My New Silver Coins – now I know what it’s all about!
- Thank You For Getting Speeding Tickets from Modest Money looks at how tickets like these help pay for services and resources. I don’t think that’s really the intention (I’m an idealist and believe that it’s really about making the road safer), but it’s a happy side effect for the extra revenue.
- Canadian Dream looks at the factors he considers when looking at his current employment and other job options. All things considered Tim says “I’ll Pass on That”.
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Thanks for the mention.
Hope you have a great weekend.
Cheers.
Eddie
My week was the usual stuff, but I gotta get out bike more to get in shape. Easier said than done though. Summer weather makes me lazy heh. Thanks for the links.
Just got out on my bike this morning – legs are still prostesting!
Thanks for mentioning my post Brian. It was good meeting up yesterday. Sorry I couldn’t stick around for the BBQ though. I’m in for the next one for sure.
As for speeding tickets, sure their supposed purpose is to make the roads safer. If that was the main reason though, why have a blitz of speeding crackdown at the end of the month to meet quotas? I’m sure the money is the main reasoning there.
Isn’t that crazy how close the riders are! I don’t even like to run that close to someone when I run.
It is nice to have great free events in the summer to go to.
My favorite is Festival of Lights (not this year because of our baby).
I thought the same thing – looked a bit terrifying!!
Thank you for the mention!
I love Gastown. It’s so beautiful. The fire escapes on the buildings are so picturesque. Plus, the brick roads and old shops. So cute! Looks like fun. I hope you had a fabulous weekend!