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Planning a budget holiday for 2014

Plannin a budget holiday, holiday vacation

Guest / November 22nd, 2013 / No Comments

This is a guest post. Planning a holiday is, more than anything, exciting. If you’ve got finances on the brain, however, it can also be a bit daunting. Here are some tips on how to plan the best budget holidays for next year so you can be sure your trip is filled with fun but doesn’t break the bank. Photo Credit via Flickr Travel in the Off Season If you’ve got a flexible schedule then...

Posted in: Guest Post Tagged with: going on a trip for less, holiday budget, planning a holiday, saving money on travelling

Why I am a mentor

CF / November 20th, 2013 / 9 Comments

Yesterday, I took my two student mentees out to dinner. I have two girls – one senior student who is about to do her first 8 month work term as a software developer and a second student who is just starting the computer science program. For an hour and a half, we chatted over Japanese foods and tea. The topics ranged from your regular pleasantries (“What are your holiday plans?”)...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: mentoring, video game design, video game industry, women in computer science, women in technology, women working in male careers

Making a power play at work

CF / November 18th, 2013 / 14 Comments

In the software development industry, things can change fast. Usually, it’s just projects and deadlines that change, but sometimes it’s personnel changes as well. A recent wave of personnel changes has recently triggered a lot of upheaval in my department at work. Two of our main back-end developers quit, two new people started and the whole team got shuffled around to different work...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: ambitious women, asking for a raise, negotiating a raise, vancouver jobs, women in the workplace

Updates: Nov 10 – 16

winter, staying indoors, blog reads, Nov 10 - 16,weekend ski getaway, ski trip, ski resort

Brian / November 16th, 2013 / 3 Comments

With the holiday on Monday, it was a fast and furious week! Sorry to our Ontario readers who don’t get Nov 11 off, but at least winter break is not far off – and the weather is starting to act like it. Combat the frosty temperatures by staying in doors and curling up with some great blog reads! Photo Credit via Flickr Suburban Finance looks at choosing your method of payment –...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: link roundup, short week at work, winter