The Long Road to Financial Independence

Funemployed – The End Of Society?

August 25, 2009

Last week I wrote about being funemployed and some considerations before pursuing that route. Now I want to discuss a far more sinister issue, the impact to employment insurance. Whats the beef ? Unemployment Insurance is a social program established in order to help people who have lost their job and not a means to [...]

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Price Wars: A Good Investment ?

August 24, 2009

A few weeks back the grocery chain Loblaws announced it was cutting prices across the board. As a customer I’m ecstatic because I frequent Loblaws for my grocery needs. What a win situation for me. However with every winner there has to be a loser and who could that be? Unfortunately price cuts lead to [...]

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Understanding Same Store Sales

August 19, 2009

Some of the hot stocks this past year have been McDonald’s and Wal-mart. Both seemed to buck the trend when everyone else was losing money. Generally speaking revenue is an important figure when performing an analysis on a company like Wal-mart or McDonald’s. However when dealing with retailers there is an equally important figure that [...]

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Be Funemployed – Could You Do It?

August 18, 2009

Funemeployed is a term that I heard a few months back. Its based on the simple premise if you lose your job rather than finding a new one you spend your time doing activities you enjoy. You take your severance, savings and unemployment benefits and you take a very long weekend off. People golf, sail, [...]

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How Much Should You Spend When You Travel?

August 17, 2009

Ah traveling is always a debatable topic amongst the frugal and personal finance enthusiasts. Travel abroad or stay local? Nice hotel or cheap hostel? Eat out or picnic? Pay for entertainment or look for free alternatives? These are all questions that people try to find the answers to when they travel. Now the key to [...]

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A Week in Review: Edition #12 – Married And Back From Hawaii

August 14, 2009

This week I announced my return after the hiatus I took to get married and go on my honeymoon to Hawaii. It had been a while since I posted a net worth update so posted my numbers for both June and July as well as a midyear review. As my first post back in on [...]

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Increasing Cash Flow Is The Key To Wealth

August 12, 2009

Increasing your positive cash flow is one of the most important tenets to accumulating wealth and ultimately achieving financial independence. What is cash flow? Cash flow is simply the flow of money coming in and and going out. If you are spending less then then you earn then you are cash flow positive. If you [...]

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Net Worth Update – June 2009, July 2009 And Midyear Review

August 11, 2009

Due to my little break its been a while since I’ve posted a net worth update. I hadn’t posted an update for June or July so both will be included in this single update. As well I feel its necessary to do a midyear review to get some insight into my progress thus far. It’s [...]

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I’m Back

August 10, 2009

The deed is done. I’ve gone from being a single to being a set. The wedding was a blast and everyone had a good time. I can honestly say that it was worth every dime. After the wedding we had Sunday off and headed to Hawaii for the honeymoon. The honeymoon cost us a [...]

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Official Hiatus

July 1, 2009

Unfortunately wedding plans have gotten in the way of writting articles for the blog. I’ve decided to take an official hiatus until after the honeymoon. I really wanted to continue to write but alas it will have to wait. Looking for regular posting to start at the beginning of August. I will try and keep [...]

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The New Design

June 22, 2009

Well it’s been a few weeks and I think I finally have the design I want. Its simple and clutter free. I like the dark to light contrast. I’ve tabbed most of my side bar widgets. I added some life to the subscribe section so if you aren’t already a subscriber then why don’t you [...]

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