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A back to school NON-deal

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CF / September 26th, 2011 / 1 Comment

While I was walking to the bus loop on campus earlier this month, I noticed that there were lots of companies with booths set up outside the student union building. They were doing back-to-school promotions on everything from newspaper subscription to phone plans. September is often a great month for getting deals because companies are targeting students who may have just moved out on their own...

Posted in: Home, Money Tagged with: cable, internet, Shaw Communications, student deals, sweat bands

To buy or not to buy… baking utensils

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CF / September 20th, 2011 / No Comments

Although I’ve always done a lot of cooking, I’ve been doing more baking lately. Baking – pastries, tarts, and the like – always seemed a bit frivolous to me since it’s not really part of a nutritious “diet”. But I’ve come to discover that bringing the occasional tray of baked goods to work, meetings and other gatherings is a very economical way to make a lot of people happy. I’ve...

Posted in: Home Tagged with: baking, cooking, household, kitchen, purchase

Easy moving tips – Packing!

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CF / September 13th, 2011 / 2 Comments

I move every year or two, generally to save money, other times due to misfortune (eg. building fire). Indeed, I like moving! I like the sense of change and the chance to purge my life of a bit more stuff. Some people don’t like moving due to the expense, the transitory state, and the effort. I’ve gotten pretty good at moving though and it usually cost me very little money, doesn’t...

Posted in: Home, Life Hacks Tagged with: moving tips, packing

Landlord tips: Extending the lease

Brian / July 28th, 2011 / 2 Comments

Good news! CF and I found out late last week that our tenants have agreed to sign on for another full year. This is great news and ensures that we won’t have to go through the process of finding new tenants for at least another year. Photo Credit: Jess and Colin (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessandcolin/2362586545/) Offer another full year As a tenant, when my initial year lease has ended,...

Posted in: Home, Real Estate Tagged with: maintenance, moving to save money, renewing your tenants, Rental propery