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Updates: May 19 – 25

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Brian / May 25th, 2013 / 10 Comments

This week is the first of three weekends in which I’ll be attending an 8 hr/day wine course for both Saturday and Sunday. I’m going to get my WSET Level 3 certification in wines and spirits. I’m pretty excited to take the course and try some awesome wines, but there is certainly a trade off for time. So, thanks to CF for helping me pull together this post! Photo Credit: vmiramontes...

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Updates: May 12 – 18

Victoria Day weekend, wine bottles, personal finance blogs, personal finance articles, financial article, financial read

Brian / May 18th, 2013 / 12 Comments

Happy Victoria Day weekend! Or, if you’re in the States, happy one week until your long weekend! I never really paid much attention to the reasoning behind the holiday, other than I know we used to have a Queen Victoria at one point. If you’re interested in the history, Canadian Budget Binder has a good recap! Photo Credit: markhillary via Flickr On another note, I’ve been trying...

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Updates: May 5 – 11

New Zealand trip, trip to New Zealand, NZ, personal finance blogs, personal finance articles, financial articles, financial blogs

Brian / May 11th, 2013 / 10 Comments

Some bloggers have been asking about the details of my NZ trip. If you’re interested in hearing more, you can check out my beer and wine blog over at www.tangledvines.ca and check out my post on the wine region of Waiheke Island! That was as far out of Auckland as I got, although hanging with NZ Muse was pretty fun too (ps. congrats on the wedding last week!). Someone mentioned it’s Mother’s...

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Updates: April 28 – May 4

Stanley Cup, personal finance blogs, personal finance articles, financial blogs to read, financial articles

Brian / May 4th, 2013 / 5 Comments

It’s a beautiful weekend in the middle of a May ‘heat wave’ in Vancouver. It’s only in the mid 20’s, but it feels like summer and we’ll definitely be visiting the beach this afternoon. After we plant some stuff in our garden, of course! For a not-so-summery distraction, we’re in the middle of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Which, as a Canucks...

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