The latest door-to-door salesperson to visit our home was from a company called National Home Services (NHS). National Homes Services’ approach was a bit different from New Home Comfort (NHC)…
It’s closing in on five years now since the Underground Man and I moved into our home. Which means the five-year term mortgage we took out at the time…
In my blog post It’s RRSP season and managed portfolio traps abound, I said that in a future post, I would explain how to do your own breakdown of a…
Anyone who’s interested in this topic will likely already know the basic strategies of planning your meals based on the grocery store flyers. There is also, of course, the…
Two years ago last week, Underground Woman and I cut the cable for good. We had been paying Rogers a little over $200 per month for a mealy Internet plan,…
If you read our door-to-door scam artists article, you are undoubtedly aware that we received and wrote about an unsolicited visit from an Ottawa-based, door-to-door residential “heating and cooling” sales…
As your bank will happily remind you, early in the New Year is still a great time to contribute to your RRSP and receive tax credits for the previous tax…
In my last Chromecast for Canadians post, I wrote that I am less than electrified by the current selection of compatible apps. At last count there were 14.
Anyone who…
Underground Woman and I love to out scammers. Our favourite targets are those door-to-door home comfort guys: you know, the fast-talking sociopaths who are “working with the province” to replace…
After singing the praises of the Disney Vacation Club and listing the wonderful exchanges I had with it, you’re probably wondering why I am no longer an owner. It’s a…