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Investing in your family’s future with insurance

Family photo, Investing in your family's future, life insurance, securing the future, securing the family

Guest / October 9th, 2012 / 2 Comments

This is a guest post from John Michael, a third party personal financial advisor for consumers interested in investments and securities. Most people know that it’s important to set aside some money for a rainy day. Having an emergency fund is a necessary part of a healthy budget because it lets you weather unexpected expenses like repairing an appliance or paying a medical bill. Most financial...

Posted in: Family, Money Tagged with: compare life insurance plans, life insurance, life insurance policy, life insurance rates, term insurance

A reader’s view: The evolution of our budget

evolution of our budget, budgeting, finances, thrifty, frugal living

Guest / October 5th, 2012 / 13 Comments

This is a Guest Post By Mr. CBB who blogs at Canadian Budget Binder and aims to help people save money in their budget by motivating them to stick to a budget and say NO to spending more than they earn. Enjoy! I’ve been a saver all of my life. Back home (I’m not from Canada) I used to get points for scanning what I bought with a hand held device and would use the points to buy household...

Posted in: Food and Grocery, Money Tagged with: budget, coupons, Grocery budget, Grocery Game Challenge, Saving money on groceries

Fiverr should be called Fourer

Fiverr, extra income, odd job, extra money

CF / August 20th, 2012 / 42 Comments

I’ve recently started doing some work on Fiverr.com, a small services marketplace that offers people the chance to do odd jobs starting at $5. I first heard about it on My University Money, and after ruminating over it for a few months, decided to give it a try. As a buyer, you pay $5 for a small service. You can browse existing advertisements or you can post your own request and wait for interested...

Posted in: Career and Work, Money Tagged with: Fiverr, freelancing, how to get a second job, making money, second job, side hustle

Getting a line of credit increase

line of credit increase, credit limit, interest rate, credit card,lifestyle inflation, avoiding expenses, free credit report, check your credit score

CF / August 10th, 2012 / 18 Comments

Here’s a Friday quickie. I think I could have also titled this post – “It doesn’t hurt to ask!” Original photo by Images of Money (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59937401@N07/) There is not much to tell – I’ve been with the lovely and ever helpful Bank of Montreal for ages upon ages. I’ve always found them super helpful, friendly and personable....

Posted in: Credit and Debt, Money Tagged with: avoid interest, Bank service, credit increase, line of credit