The new year has brought a heck of a lot of snow to Ottawa and a bus strike which continues to annoy and make my life enjoyable (having to drive my kids to school every day). My site has been up and down a bit in the past week. I am working with my hosting firm to come to the cause of the problems (my apologies for those who have come to read and found a dead site).
My Writings
- University Costs After 1st Term back when I paid for a University degree.
- A Holiday Hangover is inevitable, but can you handle all the bills?
- There is a questionnaire for everything, but this one stretches it.
- Wal-Mart and the world of mystery discounts asks some interesting questions.
- Happy New Year 2009 celebrated a year of hope.
- Good Bye 2008 outlined what a year of change it had been.
- Two Days Left for 2008 pointed out some things you should try to get done at the end of the year.
- TFSA Set up but with a catch, back when setting up TFSAs was exciting.
- Boxing Day: Just because it is on sale, doesn’t mean you have to buy it.
- Merry Christmas 2008, a leaner Christmas compared to others.
- Advent Day 25 was a bit of a misnomer, but it worked.
- Random Thoughts: Mr. President Elect was from November 2008 after Mr. O. was named President.
Sweeping the Financial Blogs
This week’s sweep brings up some exciting start of year thoughts from some of the financial bloggers I regularly read:
- The Canadian Capitalist is offering a gently read ‘Til Debt Do Us Part Life Planner which he received, so go over and sign up for his give away (free stuff is best stuff).
- My posting about a Questionnaire For Everything.
- Michael James has been telling me about a book he has been reading Money for Nothing: One Man’s Journey Through the Dark Side of Lottery Millions and he reviews the despicable industry that has grown in the U.S. buying annuities from unsuspecting dupes.
- Larry MacDonald talks about what he learned from a friend about Hedge Funds when Hedge Funds Blow Up, it’s a sobering read.
- Ellen Roseman is looking for folks’ opinions of Financial Planners and is looking for your input on the subject.
- Apple announced at MacWorld a new pricing scheme for their iTunes store which is good for old guys like me, but raises the prices on first-line hits to $1.29 but removes DRM as well? Interesting.
- Promod over at Riscario Insider had a harrowing Christmas when his son had a bad allergic reaction and spent Christmas in the Emergency Ward.
- If anyone is curious about how much “money” I make on this site, I post my income every work on my “working” blog Working Hard on the Internet.
Welcome, 2009. Let’s hope you behave better than in 2008 (financially at least).
Lots of snow + OCTranspo strike shouldn’t mean that you’ve got to drive your kids to school, it should mean that the time is right to invest in a dogsled team!
As for the DRM-free iTunes, I’ll gladly pay an extra $0.29 for music that I can actually use freely. However, I’m probably in the same boat as you are- my Gordon Lightfoot and Paul Simon tracks are more likely to drop to $0.69 than to increase to $1.29.