Canadian Finance Blog

Posted: 29 May 2011 02:00 AM PDT

May is almost behind us and June looks to be an interesting month. Looking to get all my online activities rolled into an incorporated business. I’m also expecting to have one or two site announcements!

Business

Jim at Advisor Think Box presents 5 Ways to Prevent Email From Killing You, saying “One of my goals in 2011 is to try to have less than 100 emails in my inbox at any given time. The only way that is going to happen is if I deal with the emails right away instead of procrastinating.”

Mike at The Financial Blogger presents Why Our Online Business Model Is Safer Than The Stock Market, saying “We discuss the benefits of our online business.”

Career

Lahesha Williams at Career Help for Christians presents How to Approach Friends of Friends for Job Opportunities, saying “One of the most effective ways to find job opportunities today is by networking. Networking, when done well, can expose you to many new people and open the door to opportunities you might never have known existed otherwise.”

Debt and Credit

Kyle Berks at Integrated Loans presents Personal Loans after Bankruptcy Discharge, saying “It is not easy to pick up all the pieces after a bankruptcy as well as qualifying for a personal loan, but despite the fact that it may not be easy, it is definitely not out of the question.”

Janet at Credit, Eh presents Top 10 Credit Card Myths Dispelled [Infographic], saying “Knowledge is power, and if you know about credit and credit cards, you can use them as tools. Many people believe that closing a credit card account will help improve their credit. Sadly, that’s a myth — and here are some more.”

Mike at Do Not Wait presents Debt Management Solutions Series, saying “It’s time to deal with debt.”

Extra Income

IS at Intelligent Speculator presents Making Your First 100K Is By Far The Most Difficult, saying “We look at making that first huge sum of cash.”

Kevin at Invest It Wisely presents Moving Out? Don’t Throw that Old Furniture Away! Find a New Home for It with Kijiji, saying “I've learned that selling on Kijiji and Craigslist can be somewhat of an art, and it takes some skill to navigate the waters of negotiation.”

Frugality

md at PIN presents Would You Still Work if You Won The Lottery?, saying “Would you quit your job if you won millions of dollars?”

md at Studenomics presents Do I Have to Save Money in My 20s?, saying “A look at saving money in your 20s.”

Glen Craig at Free From Broke presents Extreme Couponing: Do You Really Save or is it a Waste of Time?, saying “To me, extreme couponing goes too far. I think there’s better things you can be doing with your time. See my arguments and add your thoughts.”

Jessica at MomVesting presents Frugal Fun: How to Save Money and Your Sanity on the Long Car Trip, saying “Despite cringe-worthy gas prices, the long car trip is not a thing of the past. Learn how to save your sanity and your money on a long road trip.”

Investing

Neal Frankle at Wealth Pilgirm presents What is a Family Trust?, saying “If you think you're the only person who doesn't know what a family trust is let me put your mind at ease. Most people don't understand what a trust is – even those people who own one.”

Justin Bouchard at My University Money presents Investing Basics – RRSPs, TFSAs and RESPs, saying “A basic overview of different investing options for young canadians including RRSPs, TFSAs, and RESPs. We will also go over advantages and disadvantages for each one.”

Mike at Dividend Guy Blog presents Why Do We Think We Are So Good As Investors, saying “Some interesting views on investors.”

Mike at Experiglot presents Asset Allocation By Age, saying “Different money moves based on age.”

The Passive Income Earner at The Passive Income Earner presents Telecom Foreign Ownership: What Does It Mean To You?, saying “What would change if foreign ownership was opened for telecoms? Come and find out as I share my take on the subject.”

Echo at Boomer & Echo presents Criteria For Selecting A Dividend Growth Stock, saying “Dividend growth investors are typically looking for stocks to be value priced before buying. Here are some criteria to consider for selecting a dividend growth stock.”

Craig Ford at Money Help for Christians presents The Absolute Importance of Asset Allocation, saying “Asset allocation is extremely important for your investing strategy. In fact, it is the most important investing decision you’ll make.”

Retirement

Mike at Green Panda Treehouse presents Should We Retire With Our Spouse?, saying “Do you plan on retiring together?”

Jim Yih at Retire Happy Blog presents Four reasons why you should still take CPP early, saying “One of the big dilemmas of CPP is whether it makes sense to take it early. With the new rules in 2012, every Canadian needs to understand the math.”

Group Benefits Guy at Group Benefits Online presents Lots to know about Group RRSPs, saying “A group RRSP is very similar to an individual RRSP you would open at a financial institution except that is administered on a group basis by the employer.”

Saving

Fox at Finance Fox presents Home Refinancing Downside, saying “The only way to actually get rid of debt, is to pay it off. Adding it into the equity of your home, you are only hiding your debt and the problem still exists.”

Sustainable PF at Sustainable Personal Finance presents Sustainability Tip #61: Use a Crock Pot, saying “By using a crock put you can save quite a bit of money on your cooking fuel costs and now that it is summer the crock pot will throw much less heat which means you need less home cooling.”

Briana at Stupid Cents presents Emergencies for Your Emergency Fund, saying “Another list of 5 emergencies worth saving for in an emergency fund just in case they occur in your life, and how much to save for them.”