Archive | March, 2010

And The Winners Are….

/ March 31, 2010 / giveaway, sponsored / Permalink

So I posted a little while ago that I was going to give away 8 Tony’s Pizza coupons to whomever left a comment on that post. Well today at lunch I decided I was going to make the draw, and have a little fun with it as well. I let my dogs do the picking [...]

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The World Needs More People Like This..

/ March 30, 2010 / awesome, everyday life / Permalink

I somehow stumbled upon this story in my Internet travels and was very inspired by it. I strive to be a considerate individual and try to be as friendly as humanly possible when dealing with others – but this lady did something that most wouldn’t even think of. On her 38th birthday, she performed 38 [...]

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75 Ways to Save Money – Every Single Month

/ March 30, 2010 / make money, save money / Permalink

I’ve found a great new site with lots of tips and tricks for saving money every month. As frugal as I think I am (not very), frugaldad.com is a GREAT resource and definitely a blog to bookmark or follow in your RSS feeds. I found a post with 75 tips to save money in a [...]

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Time for a Financial Tune-Up?..

/ March 30, 2010 / make money, save money / Permalink

All of the mortgage talk lately has gotten me really thinking about investments and my future again. As much as I’d like to think that I’m on the right track and doing well for myself I have to realize that it’s a very long process, and the game isn’t won in a few months or [...]

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And Today’s Very Cool Video Of The Day Is…

/ March 25, 2010 / Technology / Permalink

Man oh man, c’mon IRON MAN suit! This is seriously cool, and the best part about it? It’s real!! Hmm, I do however think that the pilot would have a tough time getting life insurance quotes anywhere in an affordable range, but then.. if someone made a claim saying they were blasting around in their [...]

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Battle Of The Best Diets! – by Oprah

/ March 24, 2010 / everyday life, food / Permalink

Soo.. umm… went on Sunday to get my picture taken with Liz and the hounds on Sunday when she got back from Halifax, and as great as the photographer was (and she’s extremely talented), nothing could hide the fact that I looked absolutely huge in the picture! Ha.. ok, perhaps I’m over-reacting.. but it certainly [...]

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Mortgage Decision Time …

/ March 24, 2010 / make money, save money / Permalink

Well I received an interesting letter from my mortgage broker last night. He played out (for the first time) a scenario with a 35 year amortization… my first thought was.. are you freaking crazy??? But I believe that it deserves a closer look to see what my best bet would be to achieve my goal [...]

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Have You Seen This Commercials? Ha ha ha.. Salty, you kill me.

/ March 22, 2010 / funny / Permalink

Ever feel bad for a Salt shaker?? Well, you’re about to! ha ha ha.. so well done.

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New US Health Reform Bill Passes – Yay!

/ March 22, 2010 / everyday life / Permalink

Well I haven’t read enough of the details yet to truly understand the ramifications of the US Health bill which just passed – but I know one thing for sure. This bill will extend health care benefits to over 31 million people, and that can’t be a bad thing. Although our health care has a [...]

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Nutritional Labels Confusing? I Could See It

/ March 20, 2010 / food / Permalink

I’m not sure how many people out there read the Guardian now on a daily basis, but one article that I just read which caught my imagination was an article on how confusing our nutritional labels are now – and what could be done to improve them. The article basically states that food companies are [...]

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