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Weekend Reading – Amazon news, Mario’s house for sale, Aeroplan, Zuckerberg lost billions and more

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Mark | 16 Comments

Weekend Reading – Amazon news, Mario’s house for sale, Aeroplan, Zuckerberg lost billions and more Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition – where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal finance…

Weekend Reading – Retiring broke, dividends, real estate going badly and more #moneystuff

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Mark | 18 Comments

Weekend Reading – Retiring broke, dividends, real estate going badly and more #moneystuff Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition – where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal finance and investing…

Renovations that increase the value of your home (and those that don’t)

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Mark | 19 Comments

Renovations that increase the value of your home (and those that don’t) The following is a guest post by Sean Cooper, bestselling author of the book, Burn Your Mortgage. Are you considering undertaking a major home renovation in the coming…

Why mortgage insurance doesn’t work for everyone

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Mark | 27 Comments

Why mortgage insurance doesn’t work for everyone You just bought your house – congratulations! You can’t wait to move in and make your house a home. With all the excitement that comes with a new house, I’m afraid there’s a…

Get your financial house in order or keep dreaming?

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Mark | 34 Comments

Get your financial house in order or keep dreaming? In a recent Globe & Mail article I read “Canadians might want to stop working before the age of 65, but for the many who don’t have enough saved that retirement…

What a great mortgage broker can do for you

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Mark | 0 Comments

Phew, we made it. We moved! After a whirlwind 8 weeks of finding a new home, making an offer, getting the purchase offer accepted, completing home inspections (including well and septic inspections), listing our old home, showing that home, getting an offer for…

House considerations Part 2 – why we want to move

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Mark | 0 Comments

In a previous post I informed you my wife and I were considering moving. Our conversations about moving started in June and since then, have really picked up. Since July, we talk about it daily. (Most times I’m engaged in the…