Canadian Finance Blog

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 02:00 AM PDT

Seemed like a rather productive week. Relaunched Stupid Cents, updated the theme on Money Index (not simple because of customization) and helped Echo with a new theme over at Boomer & Echo. On top of all that, I’m in the process of moving all the sites over to a new host!

Budgeting

vh at Funny about Money presents Hemorrhaging Money, saying “Money pours out of the coffers to cover unexpected expenses (and yeah, one indulgence); luckily a couple of transfusions are on the way.”

Career

Echo at Boomer & Echo presents Getting Out Of The Pile, saying “Getting out of the pile can be a challenge but it is essential for the long term growth of your career. “

Mike at Green Panda Treehouse presents How to Start Your First Business, saying “Steps for starting your first business.”

Gerry Sandis at ResumeMAG presents Can Professional Resumes Reduce Suicides?, saying “A disturbing trend was reported out of Japan a month ago – and this was before the earthquake – that failed job searches have been leading to increased suicides during the previous year.”

David Leonhardt at Self-help Happiness presents The Value of Value, saying “This is a short message by the former CEO of Coca Cola very inspirational. He shares his vision of what value means and should mean for employees.”

Jim at Advisor Think Box presents The simple art of communication, saying “In business, communication with your clients can occur through many different mediums. It can happen face to face, over the phone, presenting to an audience, by email or through social media.”

Group Benefits Guy at Group Benefits Online presents Three skills to share with employees, saying “I've heard time and time again that the new generation of employees (Gen Y) are not as hard working, not as productive, not as committed and seem to have a greater sense of entitlement. I think there are some people of Generation Y that are hard working, smart and committed to succeed.”

Debt and Credit

Neal Frankle at Wealth Pilgirm presents Credit Line Definition in Plain English, saying “You may be baffled by what a credit line really is or you may be looking for a way to teach kids about money and credit. Lucky you…..you've found what you've been looking for.”

Janet at Credit, Eh presents Canada is a Credit Card Nation [Infographic], saying “What would happen, though, if we gathered up all of the credit cards in Canada? Our infographic takes a look at some of the physical aspects of credit cards”

Economy

Big Cajun Man at THE Canadian Personal Finance Site presents Budget 2011 (Part 1), saying “With the new budget, will this trigger a spring election? Either way this budget seems throw away.”

md at Studenomics presents What Are The Different Types of Insurance?, saying “Are you covered with the relevant forms of insurance?”

Investing

Kevin at Invest It Wisely presents 10 Innovative Ways You Can Invest In Real Estate, saying “One of the most effective ways to build wealth is to invest in real estate. Here are 10 ways you can do just that.”

Mike at The Dividend Guy Blog presents 6 Tricks To Manage a Dividend Portfolio With Less Than $10,000, saying “Ideas for your dividend portfolio.”

Mike at Experiglot presents Startup Business Plan– Day 1, saying “Do you have a mission for your new business?”

Glen Craig at Free From Broke presents How To Prosper With Peer to Peer Lending – A review of Prosper.com, saying “Peer to peer lending is taking off these days as an alternative place to grow your money as well as a way to get a better-rate loan. See a review of one of the early p2p companies – Prosper.”

Jim Yih at Retire Happy Blog presents Budgeting helps you to know your spending and cashflow, saying “I've worked with lots of people and there is one common trait of the financially successful: they live within their means & know their spending.”

Online Income

Mike at The Financial Blogger presents Two Ways For Making Money Online Compared, saying “Two common ways for making money online.”

Real Estate

John at Passive Family Income presents What is a Jumbo Home Loan?, saying “It is very important that you take the time to understand just what a jumbo mortgage loan is all about. Without the proper information you could end up paying more for the loan that you are looking for or even worse, you may not get it at all.”

Fox at Finance Fox presents Owning a Home versus Renting, saying “Owning a home in our society today is a much simpler task, than it was twenty years ago. There are many mortgage options, Realtors, mortgage brokers, financial institutions and other services, eagerly waiting to get your business.”

Retirement

Mike at Do Not Wait presents 101 Online Retirement Planning Resources, part II, saying “Let’s plan for retirement.”

Crystal at Stupid Cents presents Tips for Saving for Retirement, saying “Many people worry about their retirement plans. Here are a few tips that will help to make sure that you are doing enough when saving for retirement.”

Saving

IS at Intelligent Speculator presents How will you become rich?, saying “What’s your plan for building wealth?”

Networth Journey at Networth Journey presents An Easy to Understand Introduction to Saving Bonds, saying “A simple introduction to savings bonds.”

Jeri Ford at Help Me Travel Cheap presents Starwood Cash and Points Vs. Starwood Points| Discover the Best Value Per Point, saying “Starwood is a favorite hotel brand, but what is the most valuable way to spend Starpoints?”

Taxes

Ronika Khanna at Montreal Financial presents 20 Tax Deductions and Deadlines for Small Business, saying “As the income tax filing deadline for the year approaches small business owners and their accountants are starting to feel the pressure. I have prepared a list of some essential facts and resources that should help make the process a little more manageable.”

Other

Craig Ford at Money Help for Christians presents Which Computer Should I Buy? Apple or PC ?, saying “Discover why the world loves MAC computers (the comments will blow you away).”