We have all heard of Gangnam Style… Today my friend Gary is going to talk to you about about credit cards CANADIAN STYLE!! To all my Canadian readers – Love you guys! 🙂 When you plan to acquire and use a credit card, the process has traditionally been a matter of speaking with a provider… Read more
Avoiding Stereotypes at Christmas
Christmas is a time when even the most disciplined of savers can be tested to their limits. Kids can be very persuasive in getting what they want; from expensive toys to the latest video games, it is sometimes too easy to give in. After all, we don’t want our kids to feel hard done by… Read more
Change Your Life – Step 9 Find Yourself
As we approach the end of this 10 part series, hopefully you have picked up at least a couple of pointers and made a change or two. Small steps make a big change.. ever heard of the butterfly effect? Like the saying goes ‘A small mistake you commit can create blunders later’ – small improvements… Read more
SALLTYE – Spend A Lot Less Than You Earn
Personal Finance is freaking boring!!!! From the outset, personal finance is exactly that – boring. A mundane administrative task that nobody wants to do. Most of us sit in front of spread sheets all day at work – why would we want to come home and start again? We all have different financial situations, but… Read more
2012 – What a Freaking Year!
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards” – Soren Kierkegaard Reflection is a powerful process. Among other things, looking back at past experiences and memories helps us to remember the good that others have done for us and as a reminder to be grateful and say thank you. Reflection helps us… Read more
Change Your Life – Step 8 Become Better with Money
Ok, first of all it’s time to play catchup: Part 1 – Exercise Part 2 – Eating Healthily Part 3 – Get Knowledge Part 4 – Your Appearance Part 5 – Learn New Skills Part 6 – Fix Your Wardrobe Part 7 – Improve Your Social Life You guys effectively get a free pass… Read more
8 Things to Know About Power Of Attorney for Family Finances
Today I host a guest post from Celina Jones – an guest writer who deals with the subject of ‘Power of Attorney’. I hope you can learn something from this post, or help to educate somebody else! It makes me think about my Grandad and how stubborn he is. With diminishing health, he needs to… Read more
SavvyScot does the Yakezie Carnival
It’s a big one today folks… Enjoy! 🙂 Glen @ Credit Card Smarts writes Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card | Review – The Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Credit Card is offering up a great bonus that can get you 2 roundtrip flights. On top of that it’s a great overall airline miles card…. Read more
A Tragic Tale
If you are anything like me, you are probably quite sick of reading blog posts on insurance. There are only so many ways that people can list the pros and cons for buying a policy and the benefits that come with it.. right? Quite frankly, I believe that lessons are better learned through hearing about… Read more
Dealing with Leftovers – $100 Giveaway
Happy Monday readers. December has officially arrived and it is cold! The Christmas season is upon us and shoppers are starting to go a little bit crazy. Today I am delighted to announce that SavvyScot is taking part in a $100 giveaway! In the spirit of the Christmas season and all the (extra) food that… Read more
Safe in the Cloud
We live in a digital age where some of the world’s most valuable assets are stored on a computer. Corporation’s intellectual property literally consists of millions of lines of ones and zeros. From government secrets to the crown jewels of the companies on the NYSE. Photographs, videos, news, games, music – the list goes on…. Read more
My Christmas Shopping: Boring to an Outsider
A few days ago I wrote a post titled: On Presents, Presence and Happiness. This post has surprisingly proved to be very popular and a lot of you wrote some pretty nice things about it, for which I am thankful! I spent a lot of time reading through the comments and some of them really… Read more