The Long Road to Financial Independence

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

Refinancing Your Mortgage? This Is What I Asked My Mortgage Broker

May 15, 2009

I’ve been contemplating for a while about refinancing our mortgage and have finally decided to take steps and get the ball rolling. This morning I sent my mortgage broker the following email with some questions. Hopefully I’ll get a response today. Hi XXXXX, This is XXXXXXXXX at XXXXXXXXXXXX. I’m currently considering refinancing my mortgage. I’m [...]

Read the full article →

9 Questions To Help You Choose The Right Credit Card

May 14, 2009

I continue to contemplate getting a new credit card to use in place of my GM Visa card despite the impact it would have on my credit score. I wanted make sure this is the last time I need to get a new card for a very long time so I ran through a series [...]

Read the full article →

What Frugal Means To Me

May 11, 2009

This is a post I’ve had sitting awhile waiting to be written and with Four Pillar’s recent post “What Does Frugal Mean To You?” I’ve decided to actually write it. Now FP lists some common interpretations of frugality and does a good job looking at them from different perspectives. I just wanted to add how [...]

Read the full article →

A Week in Review: Edition #10

May 10, 2009

This week I looked at my favorite lesson from the market crash. It’s definitely something I will take with me for the rest of my investing life. I also looked at why I work the hours that I do and posted a question to readers. I also posted the questions on the Canadian Money Forum. [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →