Canadian Finance Blog

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Career

Mike at The Financial Blogger presents Working For Money or For Passion?, saying “Do you work for money or to follow your passions?”

Debt and Credit

Craig at Free From Broke presents How Can I Improve My Credit Score? 8 Ways to Increase Your Rating, saying “Your credit score is an important number to keep up these days. Here are 8 steps you can take to help improve your credit score.”

Frugality

John at Passive Family Income presents 8 Benfits of Eating at Home – Other than Saving Money, saying “Saving money by NOT dining out has it's obvious advantages to put cash back into your pocket. But what are the other benefits of making a choice to cook at home instead of paying a premium to eat at a restaurant?”

Geoff at Car Negotiation Coach presents How to Safely Buy a Car on Craigslist, saying “Scrolling through used cars on Craigslist can be like walking through a giant junkyard. But if you know the safety measures to take before buying there are great deals to be found.”

Techbud at Until Debt Do Us Part presents Stock up on the Tighty Whities.

Craig Ford at Money Help For Christians presents 50 Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas, saying “Save money on Christmas gifts by making your own.”

Investing

Jim Yih at WealthWebGurus presents Advice for Boomers who are not ready for retirement, saying “Some boomers have been hit hard by the stock market volatility. Others are impacted because of too much debt. Some are burdened in the sandwich generation. What can people do if they do not have enough saved for retirement?”

Natalie MacLellan at Before You Invest presents You asked about: Money Market Funds, saying “A mutual fund is a type of investment fund where you buy "units," and your money is pooled with the money of other unit holders. A professional fund manager invests this money on behalf of all unit holders, according to the investing guidelines of the fund. With a money market mutual fund, the fund manager invests only in short-term (one year or less) debt securities, such as Canadian federal government treasury bills, federal government-guaranteed notes, provincial government treasury bills and promissory notes.”

Tiny Potato at Interested in All Things Financial presents Gold and Silver Bullion – paper, physical or none?, saying “A quick look at two simple ways to own gold or silver”

A.Rajah at Canadian Accountant Tips presents Spousal RRSP, saying “The post explains spousal RRSP and it's benefits. It is still a great income splitting tool for younger couples and certain special scenarios. “

Big Cajun Man at THE Canadian Personal Finance Blog presents One Piece at a Time, saying “All long processes have many smaller steps that seem drudgery, but are important none the less.”

Real Estate

Lina Zussino at Mortgage Alerts Canada presents Examining No-Frills Mortgage Products, saying “While No-Frills mortgage products typically offer a lower – or more discounted – interest rate when compared with many other available products, the lower rate is really their only perk. This type of product will only seem ideal for you if you have no plans to take advantage of benefits that will help you pay off your mortgage faster – such as pre-payment privileges including lump-sum payments.”

Arjun Rudra at Investing Thesis presents What You Need To Know About Building Permits When Renovating A Home, saying “With the explosion of DIY renovation shows on television and the convenience of Home Depot, renovating one's home has become so easy that no one thinks twice about doing it. However, think twice you should. As, in the following interview you will find out that renovations involving finishing basements, updating plumbing or electrical equipment, or even adding a wood burning stove may require building permits issued your municipality.”

Saving

Barbara Friedberg at BarbaraFriedbergPersonalFinance presents When Not to Splurge, saying “Splurges are IMPORTANT! Figure out when it’s OK for YOU to splurge and when you need to tell yourself NO!”

Dd at Dividend Dollar presents Self Insure your Car, saying “Passive savings strategy! Unlike making your own laundry detergent or changing an ingrained habit, this passive saving strategy only needs to be done once for you to save indefinitely.”

Miss T at Prairie Eco-Thrifter presents Save Money For Your Family with These 9 Steps, saying “If we just open our eyes and examine the different places where our money goes, we can usually find ways to pinch a few more pennies. “

Other

Mike at Green Panda Treehouse presents Save Money on Your Car Insurance, saying “A few thoughts on saving money on car insurance.”

Big Cajun Man at THE Canadian Personal Finance Blog presents Does Your Money Work For You?, saying “Are you a slave to your income or do you feel like you are in control?”

N.W. Journey at Net Worth Journey presents What to do if you are a Victim of Identity Fraud , saying “Tips for dealing with identity fraud.”

Squirrelers at Squirrelers presents Do We Incur “Debt” Through Our Childhood, saying “Do we incur “debt” as we grow up, and are provided for by our parents/guardians? This topic explores obligations – financial and otherwise – we might have as we get older.”

Invest It Wisely at Invest It Wisely presents Chargebacks: A Handy Weapon in the Fight Against Unscrupulous Merchants, saying “If you’ve ever encountered problems with online merchants and they are refusing to cooperate, then the credit card chargeback may be one way of getting them to listen.”