Canadian Finance Blog

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 02:00 AM PDT

Budgeting

Green Panda at Green Panda Treehouse presents Your Daily Commute's Impact on Your Wallet, saying “How expensive is your daily travel?”

Jonathan at Deliver Away Debt presents Mint.com Review: The Ultimate Budgeting Software, saying “A review of the website and what it offers.”

Business

ronika at Montreal Financial presents CRA Interest, Penalties and Payment Arrangements for Small Businesses, saying “A lack of knowledge, imperfect accounting systems and the business of running a business sometimes interfere with the timeliness of filings. The Canada Revenue Agency attempts to curb these tardy behaviours by imposing penalties and interest on late filings”

Karen at Create Hype presents How to Use Branding to Market Your Business, saying “Branding is the key to marketing your small business and something that can be a constant struggle. Let’s learn to use branding to properly market your business.”

Career

Gerry Sandis at Resume MAG presents The Importance Of Including Volunteer Experience On Your Resume, saying “Volunteer experience on a resume is becoming more prevalent these days. In the not too distant past, employers and jobseekers alike undervalued volunteer experience, or even dismissed it altogether. When it was included, it was often added to the end of a resume as an afterthought.”

Jason at Live Real, Now presents Jobs I’ve Had, saying “I'm 32 and I've had 1 month out of the last 26 years that didn't come with a paycheck. I've worked for 10 different companies and I start the job before this one when I was 20.”

Marie at Money Spending Mommy presents Ways to Prepare Yourself for Loss of Job and Income, saying “Being prepared for the loss of your job and income is not being pessimistic. It's being smart. By getting your ducks in a row in case something bad happens, you give yourself a better chance of surviving the bump in the road and moving on to better things.”

Teacher Man at My University Money presents Is A Liberal Arts Degree Worth It?, saying “Does the type of degree matter in university? Probably not, its more about learning how to learn, rather than getting a certain degree….”

Group Benefits Guy at Group Benefits Online presents Importance of a Workplace Savings Program, saying “Study after study suggest that Group Retirement Plans or Workplace Savings Programs are important to everyone's financial future. Here’s some stats.”

Debt and Credit

Janet at Credit, Eh presents An Expose of the Differences between Credit Cards in Canada and the UK, saying “Did you know that there are many differences between credit cards in Canada and the UK? As you search for the perfect card, it is important to focus on those that originate in your country.”

md at Studenomics presents Why Credit Should Be a Concern for College Students, saying “A look at why college students need to start thinking about their credit.”

Crystal at Stupid Cents presents How to Get Out of Debt, saying “There are steps anyone can take to get out of debt. You can use these tips on how to get out of debt and back on solid financial footing.”

Extra Income

Melissa at Mom’s Plans presents My Experience as a Virtual Assistant, saying “I had not planned on doing virtual assistant work, just writing, but the virtual assistant work fell into my lap, and I am very glad that it did.”

Frugality

Jon the Saver at Free Money Wisdom presents How to Save Money by Renting College Textbooks, saying “You have the ability to save a lot of money off of your textbook cost each semester, and you won't have to worry about getting taken to the cleaners by your on-campus bookstore ever again if you rent books.”

Kelsey at Money Mum presents Loving Those Leftovers Part 1: Versatile Chicken Meals, saying ” If you're a meat-eating family, one of the easiest and most versatile leftovers to take advantage of is pre-cooked chicken. If you have plain, shredded chicken pieces on hand in your refrigerator, there are a variety of simple, inexpensive meals you can put together that will hopefully satisfy even your family's pickiest eater.”

Investing

Money Cone at Money Cone presents Vanguard’s Most Expensive Funds, saying “Vanguard is known for its selection of low cost, no-load funds but Vanguard does have a few funds up its sleeve for those who are willing to pay more.”

Matt at Living in Financial Excellence presents Financial Excellence: Starting a Business in a Bad Economy, saying “Today I welcome Justin and Angela Kannich,owners of Kannich Motorsports to the show to talk about their journey in taking a part time business to full time in the face of a bad economy.”

IS at Intelligent Speculator presents Top 100 Dividend Stocks – September 2011, saying “The top stocks for the past month.”

Echo at Boomer & Echo presents What Should I Do With My RRSP?, saying “I put my RRSP contributions on hold since changing careers; now that I have a defined benefit pension I’m wondering what should I do with my RRSP?”

Lifestyle

Sustainable PF at Sustainable Personal Finance presents Cross Border Shopping, saying “The price discrepancies between Canada and the United Sates for goods that are similar, if not precisely alike is an egregious double standard. Therefore, we participate in cross border shopping.”

The Family Wallet at The Family Wallet presents Homeowners Insurance: How to Protect Your Home and Its Contents, saying “Even if you own your home free and clear, homeowners insurance is something you need”

Miranda @ Financial Highway at 45 Ways to Save Money presents Financial Highway, saying “You can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of your personal economy by finding ways to save more money. Here are 45 of my favorite ways to save money.”

Jim Yih at Retire Happy Blog presents Does stock market volatility affect your day to day life?, saying “The good news for me, is the stock market did not affect my day to day life mostly because I do not depend on my portfolio to live and pay the bills.”

Retirement

Neal Frankle at Wealth Pilgirm presents Is A Reverse Mortgage Annuity A Good Deal?, saying “If you are looking for some extra retirement income, you're probably intrigued by the idea of a reverse mortgage annuity. It's a way for you to tap into the equity of your home. You'll receive that money for as long as you're able to live in your home and you won't have to repay the loan. Because of the growing number of people turning 65 every day (currently 10,000) you're going to hear a lot about reverse mortgages as a way for people to augment their retirement income. Since many people aren't able to (or aren't interested in finding jobs in retirement, this could be a way to go.”

Glen Craig at Free From Broke presents 9 Things to Do When You Retire , saying “Retirement is a time that most look forward to. But what to do with your new-found free time? Here are some things to do when you retire that will help enrich your life.”

Saving

Mike at Rewards Cards Canada presents Scotia Moneyback Account Review, saying “With the Scotia Moneyback Account, every purchase you make on debit gives you 1% cash back.”

Philip Taylor at PT Money Personal Finance presents Is Your Emergency Fund Big Enough?, saying “So, how do you know if your emergency fund is big enough? I will give you some points to think about to give you confidence in your emergency funds.”