A suitable name for this weeks' theme might be "High Prices: Welcome to Crazyland." It's been over a year since we first started getting locked down due to coronavirus. Now over a year in and with vaccines available, we find ourselves not only in lockdown once again, but with daily case counts …
PERSONAL FINANCE WORLD WEEKLY READING – APRIL 10, 2021
Reading and listening to some of the latest personal finance content this week has got me thinking - are we working way too much? Many of us have the goal of saving as much as possible and reaching some stage of financial independence (more on that below). I find myself just as guilty of this …
PERSONAL FINANCE WORLD WEEKLY READING – APRIL 3, 2021
Happy Easter weekend to everyone. It's that time of year where spring seems to keep teasing us as flowers and sunshine begin to emerge, yet at the same time, zero-degree days will follow. With warmer weather on the way, some of us might be dreaming of potential summer road trips or getaways on …
PERSONAL FINANCE WORLD WEEKLY READING – MARCH 27, 2021
The big news this past week has seemed to be, the giant cargo ship Ever Given, stuck in the middle of the Suez Canal. While it's slowed the movement of goods and International trade considerably along this key route to Europe, it also generated a ton of great memes related to the unfortunate …
A Free and Easy to Use Annual Budget Spreadsheet
Have you ever wanted to track your budget without overcomplicating things? Maybe you don't want to put all of your data online for security concerns, or bother with an app like YNAB? Some of us are still simpletons and prefer the tried and true excel spreadsheet method for tracking our …
3 Incredible Pizzeria Style Pizzas with Homemade Dough for Under $5 Bucks!
Have you ever wanted to make homemade pizza dough but found it a time-consuming challenge? Was your homemade dough a hassle, didn't stretch properly, or pull back on itself? Did your pizza turn out heavy and dense or just not bake properly at all? It can be painfully annoying getting your hands …
PERSONAL FINANCE WORLD WEEKLY READING – MARCH 21, 2021
Money, digital money and housing are the main topics this weekend! Canada's real estate market has been getting a little out of hand lately, with a limited supply of single-family homes and prices trending skyward, faster than Toronto Condos are being built. What got me thinking about this …
PERSONAL FINANCE WORLD WEEKLY READING – MARCH 13, 2021
It's the Weeknd!!! And the financial markets continue to be on a tear lately. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if that's where a lot of stimulus checks are ending up. We're seeing all sorts of record-high prices on what I'd consider speculative assets such as Bitcoin and NFTs (non-fungible …
Why Non-Fungible Tokens are Worthless Garbage
Non-fungible tokens or NFTs are the latest craze in the world of cryptocurrency, Ethereum and digital trading. I really thought we had reached peak insanity when Bitcoin prices hit $50,000 USD, but it looks like I was wrong again! Welcome to the nuthouse! If the crypto space wasn't confusing …