Wake up, Spend Money, Go to Bed, Repeat
Have you ever stopped to figure out how much money you blow through on a daily basis to keep up your current lifestyle? I don’t mean glancing over a spreadsheet of the month’s debit or credit card...
View ArticleHow to Get your Spending Under Control: Pay With Cash
Jen grew up in Port Hardy, a (now) small town on the North end of Vancouver Island. It wasn’t always a small town though; while Jen was growing up, it was around four times the current size that it is...
View ArticleHow I Made $12,000 in Seven Months Without Working
It has been a rather fruitful first half of the year for the Noble Anarchist, considering how little I’ve actually been working. To the point where I figured I should probably document exactly how I...
View ArticleFree Flights to Hawaii!
Here’s a nice little service Jen just found out her phone company offers: it turns out they’ve been running this program for years now where all you have to do to enroll is logon to their website,...
View ArticleA Night Owl Goes Early Bird
Those that know me know “Early Bird” could never actually be applied to me in a sensible manner, but the title was just way too catchy to let slip through my fingers! One thing I’ve definitely noticed...
View ArticleRRSPs and TFSAs and Margin Accounts… Oh My!
I would like to demonstrate in this post what I think is a pretty fair comparison between the three types of accounts, and why in my opinion, it is most likely better to just go with a straight-up...
View ArticleThe Dollar Army
After my recent change in lifestyle (the one where I now try to live a much more enjoyable life on a daily basis), the issue of personal finances (both spending and earning) have not so surprisingly...
View ArticleFrom A to B and Nothing More
When I stop to think about the insane volume of sensational car/truck/van/suv/mover-from-point-A-to-point-B advertising, it absolutely amazes me, and the profound effect it has had on the minds of so...
View ArticleHow Much Do I Need to Retire on September-Style Spending
This year’s September was a drastically different experience from the last one. Whereas last year the month was spent slogging it out in the city, working 9 – 5 (or much more) at my day job, going out...
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