Archive for January 2009
More Online Backup Software, Book Winners and Weekend Reading
More Backup Software Last week, I recommended a free online backup solution called Mozy Backup. Within the comments thread, Stephen Winters mentioned a free product by Microsoft called Windows Live Sync. Even though it doesn’t do an online backup per se, it basically synchronizes files from different computers. I’ve installed the program and it’s great…
Read MoreThe Lipson Case Outcome and The Implication for the Smith Manoeuvre
Back in March 2008, Thicken My Wallet wrote a guest post “How Exposed is the Smith Manoeuvre to the Lipson Case?” Just recently, there was a verdict against the Lipson’s. The big question now is, how does it affect the Smith Manoeuvre? Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in the…
Read MoreFederal Budget 2009: Home Renovation Tax Credit/Deduction/Refund and More
If you are financial fanatic like myself, you may have already heard all about the 2009 budget. This federal budget was meant to spur spending due to the tough economic times that we are going through. And spend is what they did! We now have our first deficit in 12 years, $34 billion worth, and…
Read MoreNo Hype – The Straight Goods on Investing Your Money: Book Review and Giveaway
I’ve asked QCash, the young and retired millionaire, to write a book review on No Hype – The Straight Goods on Investing Your Money. Here is a great summary that he came back with. Be sure to check out the giveaway at the end of the review! Thanks to Million Dollar Journey for giving me…
Read MoreIncome Trust Distributions and Taxation
There has been a little bit of confusion in the comments regarding how income trust distributions are taxed. The confusion is in what the distributions are composed of. Typically, when you look at a stock on the market with a distribution, you can safely assume that it’s a dividend. Dividends are great as they are…
Read MoreFree Online Backups and Weekend Reading
Free Online Backups I was searching for online backup solutions and came by a little gem called Mozy Online Backup. This free service will automatically backup local computer files of your choice at set intervals onto their encrypted online site. No more worrying about losing your most important computer files due to hard drive crashes…
Read MoreImportant Dividend Dates – Ex and Cum Dividend
For those hard core dividend investors, this post may seem a little trivial, but it will be of use for those just starting out on their dividend investing journey. Date of Record Dividend paying companies typically distribute their payments to investors on a quarterly basis. When they declare their dividend, they typically state a date…
Read More8 Fundamental Money Lessons for Kids
This is another guest post by Kathryn who most recently wrote about feeding a family of 4 for $100/week. This time around, she shares her ideas on how to teach kids about money. My brother and I couldn’t be more different when it comes to how we manage our finances and yet my Dad was…
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