Canadian Finance Blog

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 01:00 AM PST

Another busy week for me, juggling a few different online projects, some of which you’ll hear about soon. But I’m starting to get into a rhythm with all my work and am trying to be a little more focused and less distracted.

Hope you enjoy all these great submissions!

Budgeting

Mike at Green Panda Treehouse presents Handling Your Finances – How to Make a Budget, saying “Let’s make a budget!”

Career

Gerry Sandis at ResumeMAG presents 79 Sample Job Interview Questions, saying “Job hunting and job promotion tips – stick-handling those tricky “about you” questions that seem to dominate job interviews and are often the most awkward to master.”

Matt at Stupid Cents presents Getting a Raise, saying “So you’re getting a raise this year and you want to know what to do with it? First off, getting a raise really shouldn’t mean a lifestyle change.”

Economy

Mike at Experiglot presents ETF Asset Allocation Applied To The Ivy Portfolio – A Detailed Example, saying “We look at the Ivy Portfolio.”

Frugality

Craig Ford at Money Help for Christians presents Are Kids the Victims or Victors in Frugal Homes?, saying “An analysis of how frugality impacts children.”

David Leonhardt at Hot Tub Covers Canada Blog presents Save money, save energy in your hot tub, saying “Hot tubs are significant consumers of energy; keeping all that water warm can be costly. These are tips that can save hundreds of dollars in energy and maintenance costs.”

Investing

Mike at The Dividend Guy Blog presents Commodities Vs Companies, saying “Why I invest in companies over commodities.”

IS at Intelligent Speculator presents Is Facebook's $75 Billion valuation getting out of hand, saying “We share our thoughts on the value of Facebook.”

Darwin at Darwin’s Money presents Asset Class Correlation – Figuring it Out, saying “Here’s a handy guide to figuring out correlation of various asset classes like stocks, gold, oil and more. It’s key to understanding if your portfolio is REALLY diversified!”

Online Income

Glen at Free From Broke presents Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuck – Review, saying “Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuck is an inspiring book that will help get you off your rear and start living your passion!”

Jim at Advisor Think Box presents Secrets of Guerrilla Marketing, saying “As marketing continues to change, the secrets of guerrilla marketing continue to change. Originally, there were three secrets, then seven, then twelve. Now, I'm going to clue you in on the 15 secrets that guarantee you will exceed your most optimistic projections, however dreamy they may be.”

Mike at The Financial Blogger presents You Must Spend To Earn, saying “Why you need to spend money to make money.”

Retirement

Echo at Boomer & Echo presents Defined Contribution Plan, saying “Defined benefit pensions have been in decline over the past two decades in favour of the defined contribution plan, where plan membership has doubled over the same time period.”

Mike at Do Not Wait presents Help Yourself Save for Retirement, saying “Let’s get serious about retirement planning.”

Saving

Kevin at Invest It Wisely presents Going Carless: Does It Make Sense?, saying “My car lease is about to end. This post looks at different car buying options with a focus on both convenience and out of pocket expenses.”

Big Cajun Man at THE Canadian Personal Finance Site presents Found Money is the Best, saying “Ever lost a bank account? Check here to find where it might have gone.”

Group Benefits Guy at Group Benefits Online presents Employers need to understand Capital Accumulation Plan (CAP) Guidelines, saying “Did you know that the CAP guidelines were enacted by the Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators in 2004? I'm amazed at the number of businesses I meet that are not really sure about what this means to them.”

Taxes

Networth Journey at Networth Journey presents 4 Best Ways to Use Your Tax Refund, saying “Be sure to use your tax refund wisely.”

Jim Yih at Retire Happy Blog presents Tax Tips from a Blunt Bean Counter, saying “Great tax tips always help Canadians minimize their tax bill. Here’s 14 great tax tips from Mark Goodfield, an Ontario Chartered Accountant.”

Neal Frankle at Wealth Pilgirm presents "Where is My Tax Refund?" Answered Now, saying “You've done some smart financial tax planning and now you want your money. I get it. You get it. Finally, it looks like the IRS is starting to get it. No problemo.”

Other

Fox at Finance Fox presents The Danger of Following Fads, saying “A trend is something that lasts longer, while a fad is something that's cool today and maybe not tomorrow.”

Sustainable PF at Sustainable Persoanl Finance presents Buying a Home, saying “Buying a home is much more entailed than buying a house. We worked hard to find the perfect place for our family to grow.”