Canadian Finance Blog

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 02:00 AM PDT

Debt and Credit

Jim Yih at Retire Happy Blog presents 5 strategies to manage your debt levels, saying “Managing debt can be tricky. What would it take for you to dramatically reduce your debt or be debt-free? “

Heidi at Bromwich & Smith Blog presents Student Loans and Credit Problems A Canada Bankruptcy Trustee Can Help, saying “In tough economic times like these, many younger Canadians who took out substantial student loans to pay for their education are having difficulty keeping up with the payments on those loans. “

Economy

Big Cajun Man at THE Canadian Personal Finance Site presents Inflation Slow Slightly in June 2011, saying “While the rate is slowing a little it is still pretty darn high and with Gas prices continuing to rise, things might get dicier soon.”

Investing

Investor Junkie at Investor Junkie presents OptionsHouse Promotional Code, saying “OptionsHouse is currently offering two great offers. In 2011, Barron's has rated OptionsHouse one of the best options trader three years in a row.”

Matt at Living in Financial Excellence presents Are We a Free Nation Really?, saying “Freedom around our finances provides an opportunity to consider what we value in life and the ability to pursue it. Typically,we live beyond our means via the use or misuse of credit cards,car loans,equity lines or second mortgages.”

Echo at Boomer & Echo presents Ways To Save Inside Your Tax Free Savings Account, saying “No matter how old you are, or what you're saving for, you should be taking full advantage of your tax free savings account.”

Mike at Do Not Wait presents The Pension Advice Series: Asset Allocation for Your Pension Plan, saying “How’s your pension?”

IS at Intelligent Speculator presents How to Invest When Your Country Is Going Bankrupt, saying “Investing in a broke country.”

Lifestyle

Kevin at Invest It Wisely presents Living on the High Seas, saying “How would you like to live on the high seas, in a community of fellow-minded travellers? The oceans are the last uninhabited and unexplored frontier on Earth, and for good reason — living on the seas is not easy, nor is it cheap!. However, recent decades have seen an explosion of cruise-based travel, and more and more people are spending more of their lives at sea. The time could soon be ripe for the colonization of the oceans.”

Miss T. at Prairie Eco Thrifter presents 7 Tips for Energy Efficiency, saying “Are you trying to become more energy efficient in your home but a little unsure of how to start? Reducing the amount of energy you use at home will not only make your bills cheaper, it will also go that little way to protecting the environment around us. Follow these seven easy tips and you'll start to become energy efficient in no time.”

Money Cone at Money Cone presents 5 Eco-Friendly Products for the Smart Saver, saying “Thanks to technology, there are many eco-friendly products designed to save money. Here are my favorite five.”

Darwin at Darwin’s Money presents Is Storing Cord Blood at Birth Worth the Cost?, saying “New parents will inevitably be propositioned to have a company store umbilical cord blood from their child’s delivery. Here’s how to assess whether cord blood banking is worth it.”

Real Estate

The Family Wallet at The Family Wallet presents Become a Landloard and Earn Money, saying “When thinking of ways to earn income without working by the hour, becoming a landlord often seems like the perfect option. Those who are retired can supplement their income without going back to work, and those who need extra money can get it without working longer hours or going back to school. But being a landlord is not as easy as it may seem.”
Brian at Home Insurance Comparison presents The Prices and Process of Buying Renters Insurance, saying “Once you've done some research, you'll be able to make an informed decision on your policy. Your policy will give you the coverage and peace of mind needed as a renter.”

Retirement

Group Benefits Guy at Group Benefits Online presents Interest in Financial Planning increases with age, saying “Studies show that the older you get, the more interested you will be in personal finance. How can we get younger people to be more interested earlier?”

Saving

Mike at Rewards Cards Canada presents Canadian Tire Money Rewards Program, saying “Collecting Canadian Tire Money is a bit of a religion in Canada. Travelling Canadians have even been known to pass off Canadian Tire Money as legal tender.”

Mike at The Financial Blogger presents Could You Decrease Your Lifestyle Spending?, saying “Could you start cutting back?”

Mike at Green Panda Treehouse presents You Need to Pay Yourself First, saying “Why you should be paying yourself first.”

Other

Jason at Live Real Now presents Nigerian Phishing Schemes, saying “Yesterday(as of this writing, not as of your reading), I got my first-ever phishing phone call.”

Mike at Experiglot presents Stop Driving Like a Jerk, saying “Are you driving like a jerk?”

Teacher Man at My University Money presents Financial Literacy, saying “Ontario wants to step up to the plate when it comes to Financial Literacy, its too bad that they only want to give the students a sprinkle, and not the real deal.”

Briana at Stupid Cents presents 7 Types of Insurance You Probably Don't Have, saying “7 types of insurance your probably don’t have: Alien Abduction, Business Interruption, Inland Marine, Kidnap and Ransom, Pet, Pollution and War Risk.”