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How Important is Class?

By | 02/14/2011

The 4 main ways to judge someone’s class in society: Occupation, Education, Income, and Wealth.Luckily there is a little graph from the NYTimes that will tell you which class you belong to and how well you are doing compared to the rest of your peers. http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/national/20050515_CLASS_GRAPHIC/index_01.html My average says I’m in the 62nd Percentile. Hey, that means i’m… Read More »

Free Breakfast at McDonald’s

By | 02/08/2011

McDonald’s is promoting it’s relatively new Breakfast Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwiches by offering them for free, one per customer, on Feb 9th, which is tomorrow, and Feb 10th. Don’t miss this 2 day free deal. Only available during breakfast hours. Phone your local McDonald’s before hand to make sure they are participating in this event. —————————– On a side… Read More »

Contribution Deadline

By | 02/03/2011

It’s RRSP season here in Canada. They work generally the same way as a 401K plan in the U.S. and is a great retirement vehicle for many. But it’s not for everyone. One argument for putting money into an RRSP is that your investments can grow tax free. But if you’re like me and only hold growth stocks in… Read More »

Fiscal Update – January 2011 – New Year’s Bump

By | 01/31/2011

Net Worth: Assets: Cash = $7,000 (-3000) Stocks = $34,500 (+2000 ) Home  = $243,000 (+6000 ) Liabilities: Mortgage = $212,000 (-300 ) Others = $0 (-4,000 ) Total Net Worth = $72,500* ( +15.26% MoM) Huge increase to personal worth this month because I adjusted my home’s price based on last year’s inflation rate. Stock market also… Read More »

Closed the Gap

By | 01/27/2011

Yes, we all know this. Canadian’s debt to income ratio is roughly 148%, higher than Americans by now. But stats are more interesting when presented on a graph. Notice in 1998 our countries were at the same level, but quickly separated. I wonder if that will be the case again this time. Personally I’m over the 400% mark… Read More »