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A reader’s view: The evolution of our budget

evolution of our budget, budgeting, finances, thrifty, frugal living

Guest / October 5th, 2012 / 13 Comments

This is a Guest Post By Mr. CBB who blogs at Canadian Budget Binder and aims to help people save money in their budget by motivating them to stick to a budget and say NO to spending more than they earn. Enjoy! I’ve been a saver all of my life. Back home (I’m not from Canada) I used to get points for scanning what I bought with a hand held device and would use the points to buy household...

Posted in: Food and Grocery, Money Tagged with: budget, coupons, Grocery budget, Grocery Game Challenge, Saving money on groceries

Fiverr should be called Fourer

Fiverr, extra income, odd job, extra money

CF / August 20th, 2012 / 42 Comments

I’ve recently started doing some work on Fiverr.com, a small services marketplace that offers people the chance to do odd jobs starting at $5. I first heard about it on My University Money, and after ruminating over it for a few months, decided to give it a try. As a buyer, you pay $5 for a small service. You can browse existing advertisements or you can post your own request and wait for interested...

Posted in: Career and Work, Money Tagged with: Fiverr, freelancing, how to get a second job, making money, second job, side hustle

Getting a line of credit increase

line of credit increase, credit limit, interest rate, credit card,lifestyle inflation, avoiding expenses, free credit report, check your credit score

CF / August 10th, 2012 / 18 Comments

Here’s a Friday quickie. I think I could have also titled this post – “It doesn’t hurt to ask!” Original photo by Images of Money (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59937401@N07/) There is not much to tell – I’ve been with the lovely and ever helpful Bank of Montreal for ages upon ages. I’ve always found them super helpful, friendly and personable....

Posted in: Credit and Debt, Money Tagged with: avoid interest, Bank service, credit increase, line of credit

Don’t donate to charity

serious cat meme,student loans, paying off student loans, debt management, debt free, charity donations, don't donate, charity

CF / July 23rd, 2012 / 30 Comments

Admit it – you hate seeing the constant emails and Facebook requests for charity donations as much as I do. Come on… Admit it… My Facebook wall seems less like a gathering place for my friends and more like a sad open air market where people look for handouts to their favourite charity of choice. Most recently, I have been spammed by my friends to donate to the Underwear Affair,...

Posted in: Money, Philosophy Tagged with: cancer research, charitable giving, donation, non-profit charity, Underwear Affair