Posted on May 29th, 2009 by DebtAway
Hi Everyone! Tricia here. It’s time for a monthly update to see how we are doing. I will do these at least once a month on the last Friday of the month.
First things first – are we still credit card debt free? Yes! In the back of my mind, I [...]
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Posted on May 29th, 2009 by Canadian Capitalist
Thread of the Week: If you are interested in bonds, check out this thread on bond basics on the Canadian Money Forum. You can browse the discussions on the forum but you need to register to post your thoughts.
The age of thrift reportedly sweeping the continent is having some unintended consequences. The New York Times [...]
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Posted on May 29th, 2009 by MillionDollarMan
AMEX Free Flight Promotion Ending May 31, 2009
I’ve been told that May 31, 2009 (Sunday) is the last day to take advantage of the American Express free flight promotion.
AMEX is offering a 25,000 welcome points along with waiving the $180 annual fee for the first year. What’s the big deal? The 25k points are transferable [...]
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Posted on May 29th, 2009 by DebtAway
This may come as a surprise but…
I’ve been debt free before.
There was a moment, for about 3 days, in college when I had no debt. My car was paid off, my credit card had no balance, and I didn’t have a mortgage.
Then, I came close again after we closed on our house. We [...]
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Posted on May 28th, 2009 by Canadian Capitalist
[A financial advisor, who wishes to remain anonymous, sent the following e-mail on reading my post on Cymbria. I'm publishing it with permission to present the other side of the story.]
I don’t know if I share the rosy feelings on Cymbria (TSX: CYB) that some advisors and media might. To best explain, let us look [...]
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