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Maintenance Mechanics and the Numbers Game: Issue 25

Just this month one of my clients, a couple with 2 teens, achieved a milestone in their finances. They paid off their mortgage. Their original amortization was 25 years but 11 years after purchasing their house they are now proud OWNERS and can tell their bank to take...
Wanted: Willing Taxpayers: Issue 22

Wanted: Willing Taxpayers: Issue 22

Here is a personal story on everyone’s second favorite time of year. Tax time! 2008 was the first year my daughter had an official job. Her T4 arrived the other week in the mail. So we sat down to do her tax return. Being that the T4 was the only official document she...

Indifference and Personal Finances: Issue 21

Zany Zant had just invented a nifty device that measured indifference and disgust. He wanted to test it and to observe if there was correlation between the two emotions. So he asked his best friend Fast Hopper if he would wear it for a day. “No prob” said Fast Hopper....

Trivia Hall of Fame! Issue 19

The past few months have seen a barrage of financial events and changes. Like a 100 item buffet, information and choices presented by the local, national and world economies are information overload and show no sign of abating. Therefore I am introducing a new feature...

Was Chicken Little Right? Issue 17

This is the story of Ernest and Serenity J. Ernest is a project manager at Dubblebubble Space Corporation. His wife is a teacher. They have 2 children, Cordelia 14 and Brent 11. Since the family came back from vacation in Halifax, Ernest has been working a few late...