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Updates: October 6-12

October 6-12, Canadian thanksgiving, updates

Brian / October 12th, 2013 / 8 Comments

It’s been a somewhat frantic week for us, so apologies on the shortage of posts! We are preparing to head off to Europe on Wednesday for a semi-vacation/semi-work trip. Well, it’s all vacation for CF but I’m attending a conference in Leipzig. Preparing to go on holiday is one thing but preparing to go on holiday and be ready to work when I get there is another. The days have flown...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: amsterdam, canadian thanksgiving, couponing, europe, frugal fitness tips, germany, prague, soap nuts, thanksgiving, traveling the world, turkey

Trick or Treat Halloween Cash Giveaway

Brian / October 8th, 2013 / 4 Comments

With Halloween just around the corner, it’s about time for another cash prize giveaway! This month we’re teaming up with a number of other blogs to offer three cash prizes of $360, $200 and $100 – just think of all the candy you could buy with that much money… To be honest, I’ve never really “got” Halloween. I’m not into scary movies, I don’t really...

Posted in: Contests Tagged with: cash giveaway, halloween contest, preparing for halloween

Updates: September 29 – October 5

hockey game, Fin from hockey, hockey season, financial blogs to read, personal finance blogs, personal finance

Brian / October 5th, 2013 / 5 Comments

It must be fall, because hockey is back. Tonight is the Canucks home opener and we’ll be there! We are currently without cable or internet as we wait to start another promo at the end of this month, so I’ll have to get my sports fix by actually being there. This kicks off a very busy month – CF and I are jetting off to Europe for the second half of October for a little vacation combined...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: airbnb, brew your own mead, Canucks, europe, government shutdown, mint, travel

Updates: September 22 – 28

Oktoberfest, financial blog reads, personal finance, financial blogs

Brian / September 28th, 2013 / 7 Comments

It may still be September in Canada, but it’s Oktoberfest in Germany! The annual festival kicked off in Munich last weekend and tonight we’ll be doing our best to recreate the atmosphere at the local German cultural centre. Why is it called Oktoberfest if it takes place mostly in September? Turns out that “Oktoberfest” is really only called that outside of Germany. To the locals...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: corporate bonds, deals on travel, halloween, happy hour, Oktoberfest, traveling with loans