The Bottom Line: Funeral Costs Push Trend Toward Cremation
Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Family Finances, Shopping, Weird & WonderfulDying isn't cheap these days - not if you want a decent funeral service, let alone one with all the bells and...
View ArticleThe Business of Being Royal: How the Royal Family Makes Money
Filed under: Celebs & Money, Weird & WonderfulWhen it comes to wealth and the Royals, it's a complex web of arrangements: some property is owned by the state, (Buckingham Palace) other property...
View ArticleCanada's Best Places to Live on $100 a Day
Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Family Finances, Real Estate, Your Home With all the economic crises of late, it's no surprise that cost of living often tops the list of considerations when...
View ArticleBest (and Worst) Auto Service Centres in Canada
Filed under: Buyer Beware, Economizer, Saving With a sluggish economy, Canadians are hanging on to their old cars for longer, and spending less on car repairs and maintenance as well, according to...
View Article10 Awesome Olympic Sports That Were Killed Off By the IOC
Filed under: Weird & WonderfulIf you've watched more than one Olympics, you'll notice that the roster of sporting events changes with every edition of the Games. In London, athletes are competing...
View ArticleFood Fraud is Rampant: Hoaxes in the Grocery Aisles
Filed under: Family Finances, Food & Drink, Fraud, Shopping, Weird & WonderfulConsumers have long known about fake Louis Vuitton bags and other cases of brand forgery and fraud. But fewer...
View ArticleAmerican Drought Sends Food Prices Soaring: How to Prepare
Filed under: Family Finances, Food & Drink, Saving, ShoppingThis summer's drought in the United States is the worst in many decades. More than 25 states are in the grips of a full-blown...
View Article7 Tips for Avoiding Annoying Robocalls
Filed under: Family Finances, Fraud, TechnologyWe've all been through it: despite placing our phone number on the National Do Not Call list, we still receive unwanted phone calls soliciting everything...
View ArticleDead Celebrities: What They're Worth Today
Filed under: Celebs & Money, Weird & WonderfulSelling the images of dead celebrities is a very lucrative business. Michael Jackson generates as much cash dead as he did when he was alive, and...
View Article7 Notorious Gold Diggers
Filed under: Celebs & Money, Weird & Wonderful "She take my money when I'm in need Yeah she's a trifling friend indeed Oh she's a gold digger way over town That dig's on me" - Gold Digger,...
View ArticleGenetic Testing: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love My Genotype
Filed under: Health, TechnologyGetting your genotype mapped might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but when the opportunity came my way, I decided to take the leap. Though I'm naturally...
View ArticleWorld's Highest Paid Politicians Include Stephen Harper
Filed under: Employment & Careers, Weird & WonderfulThe leaders of the free world are, by definition, busy people. Running some of the biggest economies on the planet hasn't been easy of late,...
View ArticleTycoon Offers $63 Million to Marry Off Lesbian Daughter, Gigi Chao
Filed under: Celebs & Money, Family Finances, Weddings, Weird & WonderfulMaking the male half of the world an offer it can't refuse, a Hong Kong tycoon has offered $63 million to a suitor who...
View Article$13 Million Bank Statement Left in Cafe With Message Goes Viral
Filed under: Celebs & Money, Weird & WonderfulAn anonymous millionaire who calls himself 'Bank Statement Guy' has starting taking questions from the public after photos of his bank statements...
View ArticleTFSAs 101: How You Can Start Earning (Tax-Free) Money Faster
Filed under: Investing, SavingSince Ottawa introduced the tax free savings account in 2009, about 46% of Canadians have invested in them. Not bad, but the take-up could and should be better. TFSAs are...
View ArticlePayPal Joins Price-Matching Frenzy: Will Refund Customers Up to $250
Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Shopping, HolidaysAs we approach the notoriously competitive Christmas shopping season, this popped into our Inbox from investment site, Seeking Alpha: PayPal has...
View ArticleWhat Kids Really Want for Christmas (If They Could Tell You Themselves)
Filed under: Family Finances, Shopping, Holidays It's never easy knowing where to start when it comes to buying gifts for kids. Should you go with the tried and true, and give them LEGO, Barbies and...
View ArticleStockpiling Airline Points? Redeem Them for One-of-a-Kind Christmas Gifts
Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Economizer, Shopping, HolidaysWant an excellent way to buy holiday gifts, while using up air mile points at the same time? Head to the Aeroplan site to explore...
View ArticleHow to Regift the Right Way
Filed under: Economizer, Shopping, Going Green, HolidaysSome taboos are meant to be broken, and being budget-minded, we think regifting should be one of them. So if you've recycled a gift at some point...
View ArticleTipping Pointers: When to Tip and How Much to Leave?
Filed under: Food & Drink, Travel, Your HomeTipping is a complicated, and often stressful matter. What should you give a barber, a manicurist, or a sommelier? Should you tip a hotel maid at the end...
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