Loonies And Sense

2009-08-25

I've written before about my experiences with ING Direct. I actually attribute much of the credit for my financial turn-around to ING, since it was their...

2009-08-11

Happy August. Sorry to be posting this so late (theoretically, it should have gone up over a week ago). At any rate, I hope you enjoyed Civic Holiday...

2009-07-03

I've bragged in the past about my market timing acumen, which tends to favour the party sitting opposite me in any transaction. I tend to dwell on my...

2009-07-03

Happy belated Canada Day! We're now halfway through 2009 (today is the 183rd day of the year), Canada is 142 years old, and the country has mourned the...

2009-06-27

I've been reading a fair bit about the next version of Microsoft Windows, and it sounds like it's the same sort of "step up" from Vista that XP was from...

2009-06-17

Over the past two years, I've successfully trained myself to spend only the money that I currently have in the bank. I've gone from a mindset of "it's...

2009-06-12

Million Dollar Journey has a post today comparing the big five banks' high-end chequing accounts. These accounts charge a substantial monthly fee, and...

2009-06-04

Back when I first started testing the waters of online savings accounts, HSBC had one of the better rates out there. That, combined with their numerous...

2009-06-04

What a difference a bullish market makes! After what felt like ages bemoaning the monthly decimation of my investment portfolio, we've had three straight...

2009-05-12

We're all about the metaphors and similes here at Loonies And Sense. A few months back, I posted about another blog that had described easy credit as...