It Was a Rainy Night
As part of my job as a senior editor at Canadian L...
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Crafter Q+A: Melissa Lowry of Milon&Ben
Name: Melissa Lowry Location: Milton, ON Title: Cr...
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Touring Toronto's most inspirational gardens
The Toronto Botanical Garden‘s “Throug...
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Two easy ways to prepare rhubarb
I just love the tart flavour and subtle pink colou...
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Editor's pick: The best hair ties
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5 steps to your best bikini body
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Money
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Money questions to ask your partner before marriage
Money is and always will be a delicate subject – in any relationship. But there are some things you just need to ask about before you pledge to a commitment of marriage or living together. It’s best to get everything out in the open so you can start fresh with no secrets. Money secrets can [...]
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Top 10 financial tips for women
OK ladies, this one is just for us. A new study, “Rich Thinking: A Global Study – A Guide to Building Financial Confidence in Girls and Women,” written by Barbara Stewart, Chartered Financial Analyst, sheds some light on our unique financial needs. These findings are the result of in-depth interviews conducted throughout 2011 with a [...]
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5 costly habits we should break
Some habits are hard to break. Some are just annoying, others are expensive! Here’s 5 costly habits we should break. Smoking! STOP! I know it’s hard, but the health benefits are worth it. We all know the health risks with smoking. Lung cancer, other cancers, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease. It’s also expensive, at about $10 a pack, [...]
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Children’s allowance: good or bad?
I’ve always thought that teaching your children the value of money, the management of money and spending is an important life skill. Money needs to be earned. It’s not given away nor won, well, at least not in my case. I want my boys to value the amount of work and sacrifice needed in order [...]
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RESP’s – Saving for your child’s education
September is like New Years for me. The kids are back in school, fresh start, filled with hopes and new adventures. Both my boys are in school for the first time this year. Yeah! Junior Kindergarden and First Grade – here they come. This time of the year I start thinking about their futures – [...]
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6 ways to save like an extreme couponer
Here’s a terrific guest post from consumer savings expert, Andrea Woroch. With the start of TLC’s latest “Extreme Couponing” season, it’s a good time to review some basic tricks that these coupon pros use. Read on for six ways you can save like an extreme couponer. 1. Start small Don’t try to go extreme all [...]
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Laid Off – Now what?
It’s been a couple of weeks since I last blogged. Sometimes Life is challenging. Priorities shift and time passes quickly, other times, time passes very slowly. My husband, who by the way, will probably kill me for writing this, got laid off. Now what? He has been working since the age of 14, and doesn’t [...]
