Lessons from the great depression

Use it Up, Wear it Out, Make it Do, or Do Without

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Lessons that were learnt from the 1929-1933 Great Depression in Canada were instilled in many of us who are Baby Boomers and Generation X’ers, as children. Those same lessons have been gradually lost over the last 30 years.  We now live in a very “disposable…

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Browser extensions that save you money

6 Browser Extensions That Will Save You Money (&Time)

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I know I am looking at all possible ways to save money these days. With the holidays coming up, being able to save money and get cashback on purchases I was already going to make, is a win-win.  Saving me time and money by finding…

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Instilling Good Money Habits in Kids

Instilling Good Money Habits in Kids

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  If we want to give our kids the best chance in the future, teaching them good money habits needs to be on the list.  Kids learn by example, but they also learn by inclusion and letting them make their own choices and mistakes.  …

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Saving Money and the Environment

10 Ways to Save Money and Help the Environment Too

by in Business, Calgary, Discounts, Edmonton, Family, Financial, Food, Fraser Valley, Green Living, Health and Wellness, Modern Mama, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Nutrition, Online Shopping, Products, Resources, Sherwood Park, Shopping, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Vancouver Comments Off on 10 Ways to Save Money and Help the Environment Too

Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day.  A Day to remind ourselves that there is only one planet Earth and we need to take care of her. There are lots of ways we can all help be apart of the earth day movement…

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