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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 spend more [...]

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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 also [...]

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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 pretty [...]

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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 [...]

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Be Back Soon…

June 15, 2009

I know I haven’t been posting lately and I’m sorry. I hope to be back and running next week with some posts. I’ve gotten a bit side track with the theme for the site. I’ve implemented a new theme and have been busy alerting the css to get a look I like. I’m finally getting [...]

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Net Worth Update - May 2009

June 1, 2009

Well May has been another good month with an increase of 5%. The investments are doing well and we finally stopped hording so much cash and moved some into savings. I continue to save my RRSP money in a savings account and hope to make a contribution in the next few months. All in all [...]

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Memories From A Frugal European Upbringing

May 28, 2009

The other day I was sitting at home and I started to reminisce about the things my family did growing up. My parents immigrated from Portugal in the 70’s having grown up under the shadow of the dictator Salazar. They had 4 boys when they came over and they eventually had me here in Canada [...]

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Understanding Currency Hedging

May 25, 2009

Currency hedging is one of those things people tend to bring up but never really explain. They’ll say vague statements why they are for or against hedging and if you don’t have an understanding of the process then you are left in the dark.
What is currency hedging?
Currency hedging is an attempt to try and minimize [...]

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A Week in Review: Edition #11

May 16, 2009

This week I responded to a post by Four Pillars about “What Frugal Means to Me“. I continue my quest for the right credit card. I’ve also started looking into refinancing my mortgage. I emailed my mortgage broker a series of questions to get the ball rolling.
Carnivals
My Favorite Lesson From The Market Crash was an [...]

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