What is the largest expense you have? For me, it’s taxes, which makes up about 30% of everything I make. As a democratic society we are not only responsible to pay our fair share of taxes, but we should also try to understand where our tax money goes. Did you know the CRA (IRS equivalent) uses up 3%… Read More »
Once In awhile we have to step outside of our comfort zone and try to learn something new. After all it’s the experiences we go through and how we interpret them that gives us our individuality and unique appeal. After my friend told me she recently had a baby girl it made me think about what I’ve been… Read More »
I like to invest in precious metals, both on the stock side, as well as in bullion. Lately I’ve noticed the price of silver has been under-performing relative to gold. The price of gold today (about $1600/oz) is pretty much the same as it was 12 months ago. But silver on the other hand went from $37/oz a year ago… Read More »
Buying a home in the US right now is a pretty good idea. Prices have come down 30% from their highs in 2006 and the cost of owning is cheap compared to renting. However it’s not the same story on this side of the border. What goes up must come down right? well apparently not when you’re in Canada.… Read More »
After a few months of stagnation my net worth is finally starting to climb up again. This is largely thanks to a bonus check I got in June. We don’t get bonuses every year so we were lucky this time. I almost feel bad accepting it though because Italy (the world’s 8th largest economy, which is even larger… Read More »
How would you like to perform simple clerical tasks for $32/hour? Well there are lots of openings for these kinds of jobs. But the problem is not everyone knows they exist, or where to find them. The government recently released the 2010 household income data. The median income for single people like myself is about $25K. This puts me… Read More »