Each residential and commercial property in Canada is given a unique number called a “civic number” by the local municipality. This number is used to identify the property and facilitate emergency services. The civic number, street name, and postal code...
If you are looking for a long-term stay in Canada, getting a car loan is one of the best ways to establish a credit history. It will prove extremely valuable later when you decide to buy a house. Owning a car helps you avoid the hassle of long, inconvenient trips to...
A college degree is helpful if you’re looking to pursue a specific career path in a certain field. Interestingly, not all well-paying jobs require a college degree or a diploma. These include some in-demand jobs in Canada. Here is a list of jobs in Canada that don’t...
If you’re an entrepreneurial type of student, or just one of those that are desperate for a little cash (much more common) then freelance writing might be right up your alley. Post-secondary students are notorious for loving flexibility. Our days are not “normal” by...
1) Save 35% of my net income I will make roughly 55K in gross income this year. By the time my taxes, pension, union dues, medical, life insurance, and the 1001 other deductions are taken off, I will take home about $2,700 per month. After I take out my mortgage...
By now you’ve probably heard the term that has become associated with Tim Ferriss and his famous book the 4-hour work week – outsourcing. Outsourcing has come to encompass a whole range of activities, but the basic idea is to leverage your time by becoming a manager...
Today I’m going to take things off topic a bit and share my latest experience with our website issues. Lately, Google has been saying that website speed is going to be considered a factor in their search algorithm. So I thought I would do a speed test on our...
“Hey man, you want to buy a blog” “Can we do that?” “Yah, but our girlfriends will kill us…” And just like that, we began the process that ultimately led to us buying a blog that is pretty cool by any metric (maybe even as cool as this one) – Young and Thrifty....