Everybody loves free money. Sorry Raymond. It’s why lotteries, gambling, and robbery remain so popular, not to mention debt, tax refunds, and other wildly mistaken interpretations of “free”. Being rather risk averse myself, and frugal at a near pre-awakening Scrooge level, I favour less lucrative but more assured methods of obtaining free money. Like cash […]
My Life Is A Song #31
There is small, magical place where CanCon and One Hit Wonder converge. It’s a place where Unicorns in Molson toques play shinny on frozen ponds beneath which Ogo Pogo gleefully chases puck shadows. Legions of Hosers eagerly watch wrapped in Hudson Bay blankets, eating smoked salmon, and drinking Labatt 50. Don Cherry referees, Foster Hewitt […]
My Bank Won’t Take Their Money Back
Psst. Come here. Ya, over here. I wanna talk to you about something. Just keep it down, alright? It’s a little sensitive so I don’t want others to hear this. It just … well, it can make people uncomfortable, ya know? Hell, I’m uncomfortable talking about it. But I gotta tell somebody. I have no […]
My Life Is A Song #4
Yeah, okay, so this song is kind of cliché to put on a list of great songs. It’s on every classic rock radio countdown, often in the top ten. I admit this isn’t exactly an inspired choice or an example of digging deep into a legendary band’s catalogue. Nonetheless it is a great song, a […]
Flash Boys by Michael Lewis – Review
Here’s the funny thing about Flash Boys, Michael Lewis’ latest book (yeah I know I’m a year late on this). I started reading it to learn about the dark, secretive inner workings of High Frequency Trading (HFT). By the time I was finishing it, I realized I didn’t even understand what HFT actually was in […]
Capitalize on Other People’s Stupidity With Cash Back Credit Cards
Credit cards sure get a bad rap these days. They’re viewed as some sort of plastic manifestation of unholy evil dispossessing otherwise rational human beings of their financial wits and, eventually, their money. Oh don’t get me wrong, I realize they’re popular. The world is in the midst of an epic debt binge orgy. So […]