Canadian Capitalist and Canadian Dream have both responded to my post on choosing between family and money. Canadian Capitalist says that “Passive Investing lets you have a Life.” Meanwhile, Canadian Dream has own thoughts in “A Reply to Money and Family.”
Mrs. Micah hosted the latest Carnival of Personal Finance. We submitted a […]
It’s Friday already which means it’s to give attention to some great articles that I’ve read this week.
The Restaurant Blogger was dining out with his family one evening and his bill included a $4.40 charge for hot water! What would you do? Would you let it pass? Find out what The Restaurant Blogger did in […]
Some highlighted articles from The Money Writers this week:
Lazy Man and Money asks Have You Decided To Be Rich?.
The Digerati Life has written about how some Japanese housewives have turned to day trading to cure their boredom in the article “Making Money Through Day Trading: The Secret Lives of Stay-At-Home Mommy Speculators.”
Generation X Finance teaches […]
Book Giveaway Winner
This past week, I reviewed the book “The Intelligent Portfolio” which explained how to create a risk adjusted portfolio with low fees and the reasoning for doing so. As usual, we held a giveaway for a free copy of the book. Out of the 88 entries, Terri was randomly chosen as […]
Lazy Man and Money announces Two Years of Lazy Man and Money. Within the announcement, he confesses that he’s had thoughts of calling it quits. I think that a lot of consistent bloggers face burnout at one point or another.
The Digerati Life writes about a family friend who purchased an extremely risky $1 […]
$25 Amazon/Chapters Gift Card Giveaway
It seems to be a pattern as of late that we start off the weekend with a giveaway. No, it’s not a book this time, but a $25 Amazon or Chapters gift card/certificate.
What is this contest from? Readers who sign up for free online cash back discounts under my affiliate […]
Overbought Oil
The Globe and Mail reports that oil supplies are rising but oil prices aren’t correcting. Are we in for a big time oil price correction in the near future? Seems that something has to give. If you are a contrarian and willing to bet against the oil bull, the Proshares Ultrashort […]
Book Giveaway Winner
Let start off the weekend with another book giveaway winner. The prize this time is a free autographed copy of the financial and spiritual book “Does Your Bag Have Holes“. Out of the entries, Mihai was randomly drawn as the winner! Congrats Mihai, I hope that you enjoy the new […]
Million Dollar Journey was chosen as one of the "Best of Blogs" in a Globe and Mail article earlier this week. We are currently in the top 10 but with your help, we can boost that to the top 5! If you haven't voted for your favorite blogs yet, we would greatly appreciate your vote. […]
Here are some highlighted articles from The Money Writers over the past week.
My Dollar Plan has updated their personal finance site rankings by RSS numbers. MDJ has moved up to 14th spot! If you like to subscribe to MDJ, you can subscribe via email or RSS here.
Brip Blap announces that he is the newest problogger […]
The New Look
For the readers who visit the site often, you may have noticed that MDJ has gone through a face lift. The goal of the new design is to have the same features as the old layout, but with a cleaner feel. What do you think of the new look? Have you noticed any […]
The Star and Twitter
Thanks to Ellen Roseman for mentioning Million Dollar Journey on her Toronto Star article regarding discount brokerages. It's funny that she mentions the controversial comments in the Questrade thread.
Do you use Twitter? I joined a little while ago, but just recently took a closer look at it. I'm still not sure if […]
My Dollar Plan explains how stock stock splits work in her article Stock Splits 101.
Canadian Capitalist gives us another reason to avoid hedge funds.
The Digerati Life has a great article on how to make 10 ordinary things last longer.
Consumerism Commentary has a detailed article on 10 steps to break the credit card habit.
Lazy Man and […]
The Restaurant Blogger
A childhood friend of mine has started a blog of his own called "The Restaurant Blogger". You know, it really shows when a blogger is passionate about something as it comes through in their writing.
The Restaurant Blogger has had the dream of owning a restaurant for as long as I can remember. He […]
A few weeks ago, the personal finance blog network "The Money Writers" invited Million Dollar Journey to join their team of bloggers. After some discussion, MDJ graciously accepted as it is a great opportunity for both the readers and the blog.
What does this mean?
There won't be any major changes around MDJ, it simply means that […]
Great Canadian Rebates $25 Amazon/Chapters Gift Certificate Winner
When I first wrote about Great Canadian Rebates, I promised readers who joined under my referral that they would have an opportunity to win a $25 gift certificate from Amazon/Chapters. As keeping with the promotion, we have drawn the newest winner.. Patricia from Toronto! Congrats! The next 100 […]
Welcome to the 145th Carnival of Personal Finance: The Baby Education Edition. With the new baby, I've been thinking a lot about how to properly raise a child and how to teach them about personal finance and business. So what's better than a baby theme that will take us on the road of financial education. […]
Before we get into some weekend reading, there was a winner chosen for a free copy of Rich Dad's Increase Your Financial IQ. Out of the 65 comments received, AppleTree was randomly chosen as the winner! Congrats! Thanks to all who participated.
What are your thoughts of contests that require a bit more work than […]
Before I start the link fest, I'd like to announce the winner of "Fast Profits in Hard Times". Out of the 103 comment entries (all of which made me hungry), Lyu was randomly chosen as the winner. Congrats! If you like these book giveaways, stay tuned, we'll be giving away another book […]
Time again to show some recognition for great articles written around the blogosphere this week.
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity, a very popular pf blog, has taken the time to interview yours truly. Thanks Jim for the opportunity!
Big news for variable rate mortgage/loan holders! The Bank of Canada has decided to drop interest rates by 0.50%! What […]
During my weekend reading posts, I typically link to the same blogs. However, this time around, I'm going to "diversify" and point out some great articles from other popular voices in the blogosphere.
No Credit Needed has hosted this weeks Festival of Frugality. MDJ submitted the article "Eating in Before Eating Out".
Lazy Man and Money sometimes […]
Time to share some great articles that I found over the week.
The Financial Blogger has hosted the 140th Carnival of Personal Finance. This issue was a bit more creative than usual as he used the "Prison Break" theme. MDJ submitted a "best prisoners" (and controversial) article "Ask the Readers: Talking about Money".
John Chow reports how […]
