Being married to the fairer sex, one often finds themselves watching television shows that don’t normally show up on their radar in order to spend quality time with said partner. Funny, as when Star Wars comes on I find myself quickly alone in the room. Marriage is about sacrifices though and so last night I [...]

If Mitt Romney were to win the presidential election in November he would be one of the richest presidents in history. Unlike many of these presidents, Romney is mostly self-made. Sure he grew up in a well-to-do home and his dad had money, but by the time he inherited anything Mitt Romney was already loaded. [...]

It is not every day one is inspired by the milk they’re pouring into their homemade iced coffee, but when the idea strikes, it strikes. As my tasty concoction came together I reached in the refrigerator for the final and most important ingredient. Not only does milk give coffee a creamy texture, it’s also fun [...]

One of the key tenants of business is putting down money today that will yield you even more value tomorrow. The best and brightest of business understand you have to spend money to make money. Cutting corners can at the least be a distraction, and at worst derail an entire investment. It’s easy to get [...]

Why I gave up my six-figure salary and quit Bay Street: Bay Street is in Toronto and is Canada’s version of Wall Street.  You can’t expect much a difference between the two countries, but this author provides a well written explanation of his time in finance and why he, and others, left. Remove the highways, [...]

Either online, in the mail, or direct phone call, almost everyone has at some point seen an ad for timeshares. They usually look like great deals on free or very cheap vacations. The fine print specifies one must attend a sales session. Most of us are aware of timeshares but have heard bits and nuggets [...]

Americans love their meat. Along with countries like Australia and Spain we consume the most meat per person in the world. Before the recession hit we were eating almost 190 pounds of meat per person. That’s more than half a pound of meat per day. Today is Friday and the last time I had meat [...]

Since the government started printing money like Bounty does paper towels this country has had a renewed obsession with gold. I’ve tried to tackle the subject many times before but so far the price of gold just continues to find new highs. Proponents of gold have many arguments in support of their precious metal, and [...]