Juicy financial gossip for geeks and canadians

Now here's some really fun economic gossip!

1. Turns out Rogers Canada (owned in large part by AT&T) charges Canadians about 6 (six!) times the price for wireless data than AT&T charges their US customers. Canada: $299/month. US: $63/month. There's an online …

How does a Cdn tax dollar get spent?

Well, since it's still Canada Day season, thought I should investigate how our federal tax dollars are contributing to making Canada, Canada. Le voila:

• $0.15 - interest on the debt (pays our Canada Savings Bonds interest, for example)


• $0.53 - given to the …

What happens when you lend friends money

I'm a money coach, and help people handle the day-to-day aspects of managing their money (to avoid our money managing us!). A local psychologist, Isabella Mori just submitted this great piece for my e-zine, Money Savvy, on what happens when we lend money to our …

You, Your Money, Your Partner ... and the Great, Big Fight.

You're a debt-phobe, he's got ten credit cards maxed out.
You're a saver, she's a spender.
You think life is to be lived, he thinks the cheap bottle of wine is just fine.

What do you do when you and your partner have strong differences around money?
This is a …

Dragon's Den Audition - got eaten alive

You may have heard of the TV show "Dragon's Den". It plays in the U.K., and Canada. Think of it like American Idol, except you're pitching for venture capital for your business. I went prepared to get beaten up if I didn't know my business stuff. But this was …

A great money question

So here's a question for you: what one habit, if you applied it frequently and consistently, would over time have a dramatic, positive impact on your finances?