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Meet my financial mistakes

financial mistakes, money mistakes, debt, credit card

CF / May 9th, 2011 / 4 Comments

I’ve made a lot of financial mistakes in not a lot of time. In some ways, it was for the best, because I learned a lot of life lessons and it gave me a lot of motivation for getting my financial house in order. In other ways, it’s really kept me from pursuing opportunities that I’ve been interested in. Photo credit: Original photo by Images of Money via http://www.flickr.com/photos/59937401@N07/5929554283/in/photostream Taking...

Posted in: Credit and Debt, Money Tagged with: credit, debt, money mistakes, student loans, university

Giving up the perfect job

the perfect job, job opportunity, applying for a job

CF / May 5th, 2011 / No Comments

A few years ago, I interviewed for my almost-dream job. The position was for a “Publishing Coordinator” in a large biotech company. The job involved preparing the weekly newsletter, writing articles, and research new findings and events in science. Awesome, right? Photo Credit: photologue_np at http://www.flickr.com/photos/44313045@N08/6290270129/ I’m pretty good at interviews. ...

Posted in: Career and Work, Credit and Debt, Money Tagged with: career, expenses, job, job interview, salary

Getting a free credit report in Canada

free credit report, credit score, credit card

CF / April 25th, 2011 / No Comments

Just a quickie today – I was pleased to knock this one off my list of things-to-do: If you’re in Canada, and you’re interested in checking out your credit report, the government of Canada provides some handy links for your convenience. (I was actually surprised at how easy it was to find this information…) From here, you can request a paper copy of your credit report from...

Posted in: Credit and Debt Tagged with: credit report, credit score, equifax, transunion