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Category: Weekend Reading

Weekend Reading – RRSPs for trips, Peter Hodson podcast and great blogs

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Mark | 14 Comments
Leading off this Weekend Reading list, I was surprised to learn recently that 6% of Canadians have taken money out of their RRSPs to fund a trip.  Really?  Hard to believe some folks are using a retirement account to take…
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Weekend Reading – TFSA contribution room hike and great blogs

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Mark | 16 Comments
Earlier this week, the amount Canadians can stash away each year in their tax-free savings account (TFSA) increased by $500.  Starting January 1, 2013, the federal government now allows us to contribute $5,500 in our TFSA each calendar year.  You…
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Weekend Reading – Giving thanks U.S. style, a good week and great blogs

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Mark | 19 Comments
  It was a good week for My Own Advisor.  Earlier this week, I learned one of my U.S. stocks increased their dividend, again, by almost 4%.  On Tuesday, Dividend Stock Analysis mentioned yours truly as their investment blogger of…
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Weekend Reading – Financial Literacy month and great blogs supporting it

Weekend Reading – Financial Literacy month and great blogs supporting it

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Mark | 11 Comments
Weekend Reading – Financial Literacy month and great blogs supporting it Kudos to Glenn Cooke for organizing a great campaign today in support of Financial Literacy month.  Earlier today, I wrote about My Best Financial Tip and I managed to…
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Weekend Reading – Halloween wrap-up and great blogs edition

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Mark | 22 Comments
I hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween.  Nothing scary about these articles, well, at least this week’s edition.  Have a great weekend and make sure you come back next week – I’m going to giveaway a book to…
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Weekend Reading – Books to help Canadians save more money and great blogs

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Mark | 6 Comments
Headlining the Weekend Reading roundup is Canada’s Frugal Couple, Steve and Linda Zussino who launched a free ebook this week to help Canadians save and make better use of their money.   The free ebook is entitled Top 100 Websites for…
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Weekend Reading – Cash back credit cards, economist predictions and great blogs

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Mark | 13 Comments
Leading off the best from the blogosphere this week, Boomer & Echo told us about the best no fee cash back credit cards in Canada.  My favourite is the MBNA Smart Cash MasterCard.  As Boomer & Echo nicely stated “with this…
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Long Weekend Reading – Giving thanks and recognizing great blogs

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Mark | 9 Comments
With the fall season upon us, I’ve been thinking it’s a good time to review my financial plan and objectives for 2012 as this year heads into the homestretch.  I’ll be working on that over the next few weeks and…
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Weekend Reading – the end of some blogs and the growth of others

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Mark | 14 Comments
Earlier this week I learned Balance Junkie is calling it quits.  Balance Junkie will continue on with other bloggers providing site content but I will miss Kim’s frank and passionate views about personal finance and the financial industry in general. …
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Weekend Reading – Laptop back, CPFC12 and great blogs

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Mark | 9 Comments
It was a good week folks and it’s shaping up to be a great weekend.  I got my laptop back on Tuesday, they fixed my LCD screen and it works as good as new.  Work was busy this week but I…
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