Archive | December, 2010

At What Point Did Christmas Become About Everyone Else?

/ December 23, 2010 / home, local, save money / Permalink

I’ve reread the title of this article a few times, and I’m sure if you clicked on it you and you’re here reading you are wondering if Len has lost his mind and is going to selfishly talk about how he wants Christmas to be about himself. Ha, you would be quite wrong however, you [...]

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Do you know all your shipping options? Canada Post…or Air Canada Cargo?

/ December 22, 2010 / everyday life, Technology / Permalink

This may be a little too late to assist any last minute Holiday shipping, but did you know you could ship packages via the airlines?  I didn’t, and it was only recently brought to my attention when my mother shipped a standard "Rubbermaid" container from Charlottetown to Kelowna (departed Friday, arrived Sunday). The best part [...]

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Cook Better Bacon?? I’m In..

/ December 21, 2010 / food, health, save money / Permalink

In the quest for perfect bacon – I’m always all ears. Recently Liz and I went shopping at the re-opening special at Co-Op and they had some bacon special on for $1.99 per package.. SWEET!! So we loaded up of course and stuck a bunch in our freezer. This tip however, really hits home as [...]

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Renovations Question – Garage Or Sun Room?

/ December 17, 2010 / garden, home, local / Permalink

I figure this may be something that I’m able to get some opinions on out there. And firstly, I am in no way shape or fashion in a position to be doing any renovations to my home in the next little while, but I do have a question on what would make more sense, and [...]

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Where Do I Find All The Deals? These Are The Sites I Use..

/ December 17, 2010 / save money / Permalink

I often get asked when I post a great deal online where exactly I find them. Truth is, you can get a lot of great discounts online and it doesn’t have to be difficult to find them. The latest craze for online savings are "group buying" sites like Groupon and TeamBuy. These sites are sort [...]

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The Bottlecap Tops December’s Shooter List

/ December 12, 2010 / food / Permalink

Well I pretty much thought this would be the last thing I’d want to write about after being up drinking until 3AM last night, however I had started this article the other day – so I may as well post it Not that we needed any more festive excuses to tip back some adult beverages…but [...]

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I’m About To Use My Credit Card A Lot More, And Not For Christmas.

/ December 10, 2010 / iPhone, make money, save money, Technology / Permalink

Well I have to admit, I’m about to use my credit card a heck of a lot more than I usually do – and with no signs of stopping. It also has nothing to do with Christmas either, I’ve actually saved some money for Christmas, want to know why? RBC (my main chequing account bank) [...]

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iPhone 4 – To Jailbreak – Or Not To Jailbreak (again)

/ December 7, 2010 / iPhone, Technology / Permalink

I’m really torn on whether or not to jailbreak my recently replaced iPhone 4, but I am leaning towards doing it again. Why? Well – mainly due to the fact that they took back my old one which was jailbroken when it wouldn’t boot up. But before everyone thinks that it was due to the [...]

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I Have A Problem With Snail Mail – The Problem Is, I Hate It.

/ December 3, 2010 / awesome, everyday life, home / Permalink

I hate snail mail. Isn’t it funny how times change? When I was a kid – I could not WAIT to get some mail. It was a beautiful thing! I felt so important.. someone had sent something directly to me! WOW! Now however, I find it a pain in the ass. I’m pretty sure the [...]

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Haven’t started my Christmas shopping.. crap.

/ December 3, 2010 / everyday life, home, local / Permalink

Wow, December 2nd is already in the books and I’ve not even thought about starting the Christmas season.. don’t have my lights up, no tree, no decorations at all for that matter.. don’t have a lick of shopping done, hell there’s not snow on the ground.. BAH! When I say BAH.. I don’t mean BAH [...]

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