CPI For April 2009 at 0.4% Wow
CPI for April 2009 was at 0.4% and at the time Inflation was a very big concern going forward. Didn’t happen, really, or did it?
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Enough Stimulation Big Boy May 2009
In this sharp-tongued commentary, the question is posed: how much economic stimulation is too much? With bailout packages, infrastructure spending, and central bank liquidity injections flowing freely in 2009, this post questions whether stimulus has become a substitute for structural reform. Mixing wit and wariness, it explores the unintended consequences of “stimulation”—debt, inflation, and moral hazard—and challenges the reader to ask whether all this economic energy is really fixing the problem or just postponing it.
Keywords: stimulation, economic stimulus, government spending, 2009 recession, bailouts, economic recovery, financial crisis response, inflation risk
Nothing Like a Pandemic…
Nothing like a pendemic to get your collective thoughts going eh? Back in 2009 we thought we had a bad one, little did we know…
0.25 % Interest Rates, Holy Cow!!!!
In April 2009, the Bank of Canada shocked the financial world by lowering its key overnight rate to just 0.25%, marking the brink of “free money” territory. This post captures the economic anxiety of the time: a collapsing economy, deflation fears, and uncertainty around whether the big banks would pass the savings on to consumers. Through a personal and humorous lens, it examines how rapidly shifting interest rates reshape our expectations about inflation, savings,
Are your Taxes Done?
In this witty yet insightful reflection, the question isn’t just how you live within your means—but whether you should die with some left. Inspired by the Oscar Wilde quote, “I am dying beyond my means,” the post explores whether it’s better to leave a financial legacy or spend it all and leave nothing behind. Whether you plan to go out with a financial bang or pass on a tidy sum, this piece dives into the planning, the ethics, and the humor behind managing your means until the end.
Keywords: means, dying beyond your means, financial legacy, end-of-life planning, spending vs saving, estate planning, executor responsibility, financial endgame, mortgage rate
