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How to Save on Water Bills Now
Wouldn’t it be great to save on water bills? Depending on where you live, paying for water can be quite costly. The good news is that it’s possible to save on water bills, simply by making a few changes in your daily routine. Better yet, it’s probably easier than you anticipate ways to save money on water bills. And of course that also helps conserve water which should be everybody’s job. Use Your Dishwasher Efficiently If you own a dishwasher, you’ve already taken the first step toward saving money on what you pay for water. Despite what many people believe, using an energy-efficient dishwasher actually saves you money when compared…
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Getting a Car is Easy with Canada Drives
Getting a car can be challenging for anyone, but if you have less than perfect credit, it can be almost impossible. Until now. Sometimes things happen that negatively impact our credit. Whether it’s foolish decisions when we’re young, or circumstances beyond our control, we live and learn, but our credit sometimes suffers. Sometimes finance companies don’t understand or care about that. Canada Drives does. They make getting a car so much easier for everyone. Getting a Car with a Company That Understands Life Happens Canada Drives is a unique financing company. Founded in 2010, they’ve been helping consumers get access to all types of loans as well as offering credit…
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Special Needs Families in Ontario Need to Know This Now
Special needs families in Ontario struggle. If you are a special needs parent in Ontario, regardless of the diagnosis, you are struggling in some way. The emotional and physical burdens of parenting a child or youth with special needs, are draining. FULL STOP. Now add financial stress to that. Extra programs, time off work, specialty therapies – all of these cost a lot of money. Sometimes that is literally your grocery money. Other times it is your retirement plan. Financial costs are a huge strain to Ontario special needs families. There are some programs that help. Not everyone knows about them, but you need to know how to access these…
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The Food Basics I Want It All Winners May Surprise You
Food Basics I Want It All was a giveaway I first told you about back in June. The I Want It All event was set to coincide with the celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday. Customers had a chance to win 150% off their receipt to spend on that extra something that they all really want. As a special bonus, Facebook fans who answered the question “How would you Have it All?” on the Food Basics Facebook page would have their wishes fulfilled. Well, the Food Basics I Want It All event has closed, and winners have been announced. You will be as surprised as I was at the beautiful gifts…
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Money Mistakes – 5 Ways You Could be Sabotaging Your Finances
Money mistakes are common. Whether we’re just starting out on our own or trying to manage your finances as we get older, making the most of our money is tricky. It’s not just making the most of our money, either. It’s also protecting that money. It seems crazy, but most of us don’t know enough about one of the most important things to daily life – money. To that end, here are 5 money mistakes that you could be making right now. Money Mistakes that Hurt Your Finances These mistakes are some of the most common and most detrimental. They either contribute to our debt, prevent us from making the…
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The Victory Lap in Ontario – Why Take the Extra Year?
The victory lap is what we call an extra year of high school in Ontario. It’s also known as grade 13. Today, high school is only four years long, but when I was a kid, it was a five year process. That means that kids today will be entering university at 18 rather than 19. I know how challenging university was for me as a 19 year old, so I can only imagine how hard it must be for an individual just on the cusp of adulthood. In many cases, it’s better for the child to attend that fifth year of high school, which is allowed in Ontario, as a way…
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Is Your RESP Protected by Deposit Insurance?
The cost of post-secondary education in Canada continues to climb. Chances are good you already know this. In fact, I know many of you have been saving or putting money away into a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) for years. And, you are not alone. Many parents and grandparents are trying to save as much as they can in an RESP so that kids and grandkids can continue their education after high school without the burden of student loans. RESPs are a great savings tool. There are federal government grants that can help top up your funds and that can help you maximize your contributions. But have you ever given…
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Bumped from a Flight? Know Your Rights As a Traveler
Bumped from a flight? It’s more common than you might think. Airlines routinely oversell their flights, booking more passengers than the plane can accommodate. You might be asking why they’d do such a ridiculous thing. It all boils down to economics. Airlines have to take into account that a certain percentage of passengers may have a delay from another flight, miss their flight, cancel their tickets, or any number of other things. Airlines overbook flights by selling last minute, highly priced tickets and then bumping people with lower priced tickets. They’ll give them a credit to take a different flight and still come out further ahead than they would if…
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Cheer Up With the April Flowers Giveaway Hop
Time for the April Flowers Giveaway Hop! I know my readers love giveaways! I also know that April can be a dreary rainy month, so we all need something to look forward to. This could be the thing that cheers your spirits! There are dozens of bloggers and giveaways listed here for the April Flowers Giveaway Hop. Good Luck! Enter as many or as few as you like. Welcome to the April Flowers Giveaway Hop brought to you by The Hopping Bloggers! Hosted By: Mama Smith’s & Women and Their Pretties Co-Hosted By: Freebie Depot, Easter Babe’s Theory, Everyday Life, & Just Plum Crazy Sponsored By: Buttons Diapers CLICK THE…
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A Consignment Shop That Makes Perfect Sense and a Chance to Win $100 #KidCentsFashion
If you haven’t discovered the beauty of buying and selling at a consignment shop yet, then you are in for a treat. Kid Cents consignment shop in the Lambeth area of London is a hidden resource for thrifty shoppers. It’s also a beautiful little opportunity to make income from your gently used clothing and household items. Kid Cents – A Consignment Shop that Brings Its A Game I have aways been an avid deal seeker. My Mom was a resourceful shopper out of necessity, and I grew up knowing the power of a sale. We shopped consignment shops when I was a child and we also sold clothing there. When I became…
