TRAVELLING WITHOUT THE HIGH COSTS MEANS A BIT MORE WORK SOURCING DEALS BUT WORTH THE EFFORT. We often do a lot of traveling, whether it is for business ventures or vacations. In fact, we’re heading to the UK next month for the first time since I moved to Canada 10 years ago. Travelling to…
LET GO OF THE OLD AND BRING IN THE NEW BY ACCEPTING CHANGE AND CREATING NEW HOLIDAY MEMORIES. Christmas around the world is different for everyone and there are no set rules to say how much to spend on festivities. Many people like to keep Christmas traditions going once they’ve moved out, gotten married…
STEPPING AWAY FROM THE NORM Father’s Day is just around the corner and for many that means heading out to the shops to find a gift to give to dad. While reading the weekly flyers last night it’s becoming apparent that that Father’s Day is just another scheme to get more money from us….
EASY CHRISTMAS SCOTTISH MINCEMEAT PIES FOR THE HOLIDAY A couple of weeks back I promised you that as soon as 4 weeks was up after sharing part 1 of this recipe the mincemeat filling we would get started making mincemeat pies. You can read about “What is mincemeat pie?” and “The history of mincemeat pie”…
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS After Sunday I’m officially on holidays which means we’re going home to see our friends and family to celebrate Christmas and New Years for the next 2 weeks. Christmas is one of those times of years that our families can actually all get together in one room and…
YOU CAN’T WIN IF YOU DON’T ENTER Ah, the good old saying that you can’t win if you don’t play reminds me of budgeting. You can’t get ahead financially if you don’t play the budget game and know exactly where your money is going. The budget is a game because you play to beat yourself…
