Canadian Personal Finance Blog

I guess the good news is that Gas is back to being more expensive than bottled water (but still much less expensive than Coffee at Starbucks). I had to double take when I saw that my fill up price per liter yesterday was $1.11 per liter, so the $20 I put in my car wasn’t very much (luckily it was in a small car, so it still seems not too bad).

More interestingly I see that the car I am currently driving (Toyota Corolla) has dropped in price in Canada to reflect the new stronger dollar, took them long enough to do that. I bought my car used, but it’s good to see I could get a new one much cheaper these days too. What if I had bought a new one in November, does Toyota have a rebate plan for the poor shmucks that bought last fall?

RRSP Clarification

Yesterday’s post about the RRSP Silly Season I wasn’t clear enough to point out that I do in fact put money away for retirement in a few different ways, I just do it directly from my pay cheque to ensure I do not mistake it for spending money and not put any money away for my retirement. This is really the best way for me to do this kind of saving, if I do not see it, then it is likely I won’t rely on having it to pay off bills and such.

Leading Indicators Up

Another confusing piece of data claiming to show that the Canadian Economy is just fine was published yesterday, with Stats Canada. The Leading Indicators composite index was up 0.2% in January after December’s no growth, so I guess this is a good thing. Another confusing set of data from Stats Canada you can mull over this morning too.