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Updates: Oct 26 – Nov 1

European trip, Prague, personal financial blogs, finance blogs to read, finance blogs, personal finance

Brian / November 2nd, 2013 / 6 Comments

I’m back! The European trip wrapped up earlier this week, so you’re stuck with me for the updates again. Every time I travel, it momentarily inspires me to put more effort in to learning languages. When I travel to a place, I want to be a local. I hate most touristy things and despise being thought of as a tourist. I have perfected the covert map check, just so I don’t stand out. A...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: duolingo, frugality, prague, real estate, rental property, speaking a second language

Updates: October 13-19

CF / October 19th, 2013 / 1 Comment

Yikes – Brian’s not here and I have to do an update post? That’s right… due to an incredible two week long head-cold-flu-angry-stomach-issue, I did not end up going to Europe. Big sad face 🙁 I’ll be able to use the majority of the money I paid on an alternate ticket (thanks KLM!) but it still sucks that I’m going to be missing out this time around. Sighhhhh. Photo...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: europe trip, flu season

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

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