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I hope everyone had a happy Easter this past weekend.  I really don’t understand why the government and banks get today off but the rest of us (who actually work for a living) have to work.  What a rip!
I just finished filing my taxes – if you are a student or family making less than [...]

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Pinyo, the brains behind such sites as Moolanomy and PFBuzz has come up with another new site which he has just launched called GreatNexus.  This an aggragator site which has a personal finance section as well as various other general interest topics.
The site houses various types of websites:

Blogs – like this one.
Other aggragators such as [...]

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First up – I’m hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance today over at ABCs of Investing.  The theme is “Spring has sprung” -  lots of pretty flower pics so head on over and check it out!
Here’s a very funny “extreme frugality” video.  It’s pretty short (2 minutes) video by Ramit from I will teach you [...]

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It seems like there have been quite a few posts lately in blogworld that are very critical of other blogs.  I blame this all on this post which had a minor error in it which got written up on this blog (well after many commenters had already pointed out the error…kudos).  Then this blog wrote [...]

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I’m competing in today’s March Madness bracket over at Free Money Finance. This is a big competition which results in money being donated to the winner’s charity – I choose the American diabetes association (it had to be an American charity).
If you want to vote then go over and leave a comment with “trust” – [...]

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I’m competing in today’s March Madness bracket over at Free Money Finance. This is a big competition which results in money being donated to the winner’s charity – I choose the American diabetes association (it had to be an American charity).
If you want to vote then go over and leave a comment with “trust” – [...]

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Busy times – I hosted the carnival of personal finance on Monday which contained 98 entries.  The theme was learn the basics of investing.  And the funny thing is that I’m hosting it again – 2 weeks later on my other blog – the ABCs of Investing.  If you are a blogger then make sure [...]

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I’m competing in a blogger competition and I need your vote!  Head on over to Free Money Finance and leave a comment with the word “trust”.  The winner of the competition gets $500 donated to their favourite charity.  I picked the American Diabetes Association.  I would have picked the Canuck one but it had to [...]

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If you are a stock pickin’ investor who like to do their own stock analysis but don’t have the time to cover all the companies you would like then I want to introduce you to a new stock analysis subscription program which is being offered by Brad over at Triaging My Way To Financial Success.  [...]

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Million Dollar Journey discusses the bailout in The Great Homeowner Bailout.
Preet tells us to look at Sales Incentives for Financial Planners and Insurance Salespeople.
Financial Blogger talks about how Being Your Own boss is So Exciting.
The Oblivious Investor explains Why the Stock Market is Unpredictable.
Money Ning gives us 7 Money Saving Tips to Get a [...]

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Rough week in Pillar land – family stomach flu and hosting problems which resulted in switching the blog to a new host.  I’ll be posting the details on Monday (about the hosting change – not the flu!).
Here are a few posts that I read this week:
I thought this post on what you should do when [...]

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The weight
I was brave this week and weighed myself – 182.5 which is down a bit from the last couple of weigh-ins.  I need to keep working at it however.  I’ve been doing a lot of running lately (3-4 times per week) so I’m doing very well on the exercise side but the diet needs [...]

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Earlier today, I posted a lengthy article about why I thought the recent American homeowner rescue package was a waste of money.  Thicken My Wallet, which is an excellent blog – posted a very funny Simpson’s reference as well as a link to a recent Rick Santelli rant on CNBC.  I just watched it (about [...]

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No weight update this week – I was visiting my parents last weekend for a long family day weekend and I’m afraid to get on the scale – maybe next week?
The links
Michael James discusses Cell Phone Obsolescence.
Canadian Capitalist questions Blaming Peter for Paul’s Mistake.
Financial Blogger talks about Government Bonds and Investment Opportunities.
The Oblivious Investor sheds [...]

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I’m competing in today’s March Madness bracket over at Free Money Finance. This is a big competition which results in money being donated to the winner’s charity – I choose the American diabetes association (it had to be an American charity).
If you want to vote then go over and leave a comment with “trust” [...]

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Had a hosting problem this week so time for a new host!  I’ll be switching in the next couple of weeks.
On with the links…
Million Dollar Journey tells us How to Take Advantage of the Market After the Crash of 2008.
My Two Dollars warns us not to Bury Our Financial Heads In The [...]

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We’ve had some problems with our hosting – you might have noticed the blog has been down all day.  I’m not too confident the blog will stay up so I’ll wait a bit to post again (ie tomorrow).

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After many entries – 52 comments and 32 emails with the phrase ‘Orange Sheep’ – the great Canadian book giveaway is over and we have our winners!
In order:

Joel chose New Rules of Retirement
Brandon picked Findependance Day
Blair wanted the RRSP Book.
Wooly Woman
Susan C

If you are a winner and haven’t responded yet then please do so (with [...]

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