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Updates: June 10-16

Brian / June 16th, 2012 / 2 Comments

In lieu of a not so witty rambling update, I’m going to jump straight to the links this week. The Dividend Ninja tells us How to DRIP Husky Energy. As an owner of HSE, I actually wasn’t aware that they don’t allow DRIP directly through a broker. I haven’t noticed the notices that he speaks of, however I also don’t own enough shares to DRIP yet. In University, I took...

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End of season joy

new pair of boots, black boots, boots, boots shopping

CF / April 3rd, 2012 / No Comments

Back in the fall of 2011, I was looking for a new pair of boots. I’m more of a boot person than a shoe person. I had several pairs at home in various states of decay. One was a cheaper “pleather” pair in which the plastic part of the pleather was now peeling up. It was not repairable any more since the fabric itself was ripped. I had another 4 year-old pair of heeled boots...

Posted in: Money Tagged with: boots, budget, clothes, clothing fund, end of season sales, frugal, shopping