Canadian Finance Blog

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 02:00 AM PDT

Business

Kristin at Create Hype presents How To Create A Press Release, saying “Despite today's rapidly evolving technology, the good old press release is still one of the best ways to reach the media to gain publicity.”

Career

Briana at Stupid Cents presents Jobs for Retired People, saying “Working in retirement can be fulfilling. Here are 7 jobs for retired people that you can pursue if you’d like to work during the next chapter in your life.”

Debt and Credit

Money Spending Mommy at Money Spending Mommy presents Debt Settlement Loan: An Explanation, saying “Debt settlement loans can make things a lot easier, since you have only one company to deal with and one payment to make. You will also be relieved of the constant telephone calls from your creditors. But debt settlement loans are not the only option. When is a debt settlement loan the best choice? What are the advantages?”

Economy

Janet at Credit, Eh presents Polymer Money to Replace Paper Money in Canada, saying “We’re already familiar with the idea of paying with plastic, of course. But when we think of plastic money, we often think of Canadian credit cards. In November, though, that will all change. We will see Canadian bank notes made from polymers, bringing a new meaning to paying with plastic.”

Extra Income

Mike at The Financial Blogger presents 7 Things People Don't Tell You Before You Write Your eBook, saying “Are you thinking about writing an ebook? Read this.”

md at PIN presents Do Experts Share Their Best Tips?, saying “Are the real experts hiding info from us?”

Frugality

Glen at Parenting Family Money presents 9 Inexpensive Ways to Amuse Kids Over the Summer, saying “Summer’s here! Don’t let the kids get bored in the house. Check out these inexpensive activities to amuse the kids.”

Investing

Neal Frankle at Wealth Pilgirm presents Duties of a Living Trust Trustee in Plain English, saying “If you are a trustee, co-trustee or successor trustee of a living trust, you have certain duties and responsibilities. I find that many people don't really understand these duties and it can cause huge heartache. I don't care if you did your living trust online or paid an attorney to create the document. Most folks just really don't understand it or they forget. Here's your refresher course.”

Mike at Green Panda Treehouse presents Financial Dilemma: Pay off Student Loans or Invest Our Money?, saying “What decision will you make?”

Jim Yih at Retire Happy Blog presents What rate of return can you expect from the stock market?, saying “Everywhere you turn, someone is trying to predict stock market returns for the future. What rate of return should you expect from the stock markets?”

Mike at Do Not Wait presents The Pension Advice Series: Guaranteed Fixed Income Investments, saying “Figuring out your pension the right way.”

J.B at My University Money presents Why Work When You Can Get Scholarships?, saying “Saving money for school can be pretty tiresome. Don’t forget to look for ways to apply for free money in forms of scholarships and bursaries. We show you how to do it, and where to go to find such opportunities.”

md at Studenomics presents Why Online Banking is Getting More Popular, saying “Why online banking is the way of the future.”

Lifestyle

Sustainable PF at Sustainable Personal Finance presents Netlix Sucks in Canada, saying “Netflix sucks in Canada and it isn’t worth $8 a month – not even close.”

Philip Taylor at PT Money Personal Finance presents How to Find Time to Make Extra Money, saying “Offers several strategies for finding time in your day for extra income earning activities.”

Glen Craig at Free From Broke presents The Lure of the Infomercial, saying “We think we can avoid it but the lure of the infomercial sucks us in and makes us buy its product. See why this happens.”

Retirement

Group Benefits Guy at Group Benefits Online presents How the new PRPP should work?, saying “No one really knows in the impact of the PRPP on retirement savings but it’s still fun to offer some opinions on how they should work in Canada.”

Saving

Mike at Experiglot presents Personal Finance Advice I Hate, saying “Money advice the author is sick of.”

Mike at Rewards Cards Canada presents Bonus Air Miles or Percentage Off Groceries?, saying “Safeway offers customers a choice to receive 20x bonus Air Miles or 15 percent off their total grocery bill.”

Echo at Boomer & Echo presents RESP Contributions and a Tuition Benefit, saying “One of the more generous perks of working at a University is that your children are entitled to a minimum 50% reduction in tuition fees.”