I don’t know about any of you but the concept of investing in stocks (or anything) seemed like it should be reserved for a “certain” kind of person. You know the kind, the Monopoly-mustachioed “rich guy” that exists in the section of most people’s brains earmarked for stereotypes and gross generalizations. The stupid thing about relying on this kind of idea is the fact that’s
Happy New Years, friends! Welcome to 2014 and a fresh start here at Cents! Here are some of my thoughts coming into 2014. This will not be surprising for any of my regular readers but I did not come to blogging about money because I was good at it. For most of my life, money was a magic number of points that appeared in
Have you ever wondered why the price at your favourite store always seems to end in a $–.99? Or $–.97? No, not really? You haven’t? At least if you’re me, you haven’t. But then I read about it in a recent(ish) Time article and started wondering. The truth is that most retailers use a pricing system that demarcates their regularly priced items from their sale
I woke up this morning dizzy. No big deal, I told myself, it’ll pass. Well, it didn’t. I wasn’t fainting or falling over but it was definitely presenting a problem. After a trip to the medical clinic, the good doctor did his thing and diagnosed me with vertigo. He explained it had something to do with crystals in my inner ear sending mixed up messages
I think I’ve mentioned it before but I have a teenaged daughter – we’ll call her K.B.. I love my child; she is the light of my life and has brought deep meaning and profound joy to my every day. BUT, she is sixteen. For anyone with a teenager, announcing her age is enough explanation. For the rest of you, check out a little slice
Ask Darwin is a monthly series I wanted to start after reading about people’s responses to the flooding in Calgary. The idea behind Ask Darwin is to think about the way we look at things and challenge what’s really happening for us when we think, feel, or behave in certain ways. Thanks for stopping by! Dear Darwin Recently there was a flood in my city
Hey everyone, I’m Joshua Rodriguez and today, you are reading my debut post here on Cents and Sensibility! Thanks for joining me! As a personal finance blogger, I do a lot of jumping around from one blog to the next looking for new interesting ideas to share. Although, this isn’t a very new idea, making money using credit cards seems to be an incredibly hot
