Did you see the markets today? Normally when we, average citizens, talk about “the markets” we mean the stock market of course. Not long ago I thought the stock market was where all the rich people hung out, and where most of the money went to create jobs, companies, and the economy. But I was wrong… The stock… Read More »
Happy Black Friday. And hello to friends from Victoria. I’ve only visited once but had a great time. Butchart Gardens was my favorite part. Image source from www.canada.com New payroll and employment numbers just came out. On average Canadians make $873 per week, up 1.1% from last year. While that’s better than no growth at all, the inflation rate has been… Read More »
Here’s an extensive research on xkcd about how much things cost, including where government is spending tax payer’s money. There is A LOT of information in there. Below, I’ve copied some of the more interesting facts to me… – Median household net income in the States = $104.12 per day (A bit lower than I expected.) – Cell phone… Read More »
A government decision has created an indirect benefit to investors. Canada has started to roll out the new plastic banknotes starting with the $100 bill. I think these are much better than our old paper money because they’re more durable, harder to counterfeit, waterproof, recyclable, and they look amazing. I guess this gives a new meaning to the… Read More »
This idea came to me after watching an episode of The Big Bang Theory in which Leonard and Penny bicker about which movie they should see. The moral of that episode seems to be that guys are willing sit through boring movies with their girlfriend if it means they can score afterwards. I did a little research on… Read More »
I’ve decided to participate in 20’s Finances’ The Dollar Challenge, which is an interesting study that asks what do people spend their money on as a percentage of their income. In other words, for every 1 dollar earned, how is it spent? So here we go. On an average month, my take home pay is used up in the… Read More »