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Ten Years and Still Going

Ten years ago today I wrote a simple post

First Entry

I was planning on creating this site on my account on another ISP, but decided, maybe this is more of a BLOG type thing. I will turn on Comments and such once I get some content up to discuss.

Little did I know that it would start a 10-year run of writing about money, life, family and a few other odd topics.

Ten Years Later

Ten Years is a Long Time

What has changed financially over these 10 years?

  • The TFSA didn’t exist 10 years ago, it wasn’t even a thought, now it is a key aspect of how Canadians save.
  • The RDSP didn’t exist for parents with disabled loved ones.
  • The great crash of 2008, which we are still recovering from. Goodness, that was a crash!
  • I got laid off, and then found another job (eventually). Nortel went bankrupt, but I managed to dodge that bullet too.
  • We all got used to LUDICROUSLY Low-Interest Rates, how will we ever kick that habit?
  • Gasoline prices back in 2005 were about 90 cents a litre and today they are about $1, so gas has only gone up 10 cents in 10 years right?
  • Banks not only open on Saturdays now they Open on Sundays too (they didn’t in 2005)
  • The iPhone appeared and hipsters around the world danced a happy jig.
  • Plenty of tax changes:
    • Public Transit tax credit
    • Safe deposit boxes are no longer an investment carrying charge
    • Introduction of Sports (and Arts) credits for active/artsy kids
    • Income splitting for Pensioners, and a meager attempt for others.
  • Did I publish over 2700 articles? Wow, that is a lot of words. Over 300 of those articles are on Personal Finance .

Did I miss anything big over the past 10 years?

Will I be doing this in 10 years? Who knows?

Feel Free to Comment

    1. bigcajunman – Ottawa, Ontario – A simple blogger writing about his financial experiences as the Father of a wonderful son who is on the Autism Spectrum. Also writes about security and WordPress technology.

      To answer your question, yes, or all 3 depending on how you look at it.

    1. bigcajunman – Ottawa, Ontario – A simple blogger writing about his financial experiences as the Father of a wonderful son who is on the Autism Spectrum. Also writes about security and WordPress technology.

      When do I get “the talk” ? I don’t want to learn about it on the street.

    1. bigcajunman – Ottawa, Ontario – A simple blogger writing about his financial experiences as the Father of a wonderful son who is on the Autism Spectrum. Also writes about security and WordPress technology.

      Well it is over 3650 days that is for sure! 🙂

  1. My Own Advisor – Ottawa – Personal Finance and Investing Blogger

    Wow, great stuff.

    That Twitter machine you enjoy for personal financial venting hadn’t taken full flight 10-years ago 🙂

    All the best for the next ten years BCM!

    Mark

    1. bigcajunman – Ottawa, Ontario – A simple blogger writing about his financial experiences as the Father of a wonderful son who is on the Autism Spectrum. Also writes about security and WordPress technology.

      Heck MySpace was a big thing 10 years ago!

    1. bigcajunman – Ottawa, Ontario – A simple blogger writing about his financial experiences as the Father of a wonderful son who is on the Autism Spectrum. Also writes about security and WordPress technology.

      Maybe even before that! 🙂

    1. bigcajunman – Ottawa, Ontario – A simple blogger writing about his financial experiences as the Father of a wonderful son who is on the Autism Spectrum. Also writes about security and WordPress technology.

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