Author Archives: Alan

hotels

The World’s 9 Most Interesting Hotels

Booking a stay at a nice hotel has never been easier than it is these days, with online competition not just keeping rates down, but…

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Last minute Easter savings tips

Spring is here, and that usually means one thing for me: Easter weekend has snuck up on me again. We’ve finally gotten through that long…

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Taste the City Vancouver – win dinner at 15 great restaurants

Vancouver is truly one of the great cities for dining out, but sometimes the non-stop restaurant-ing can get pricey… even though you want to hit…

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Decide.com take the guess work out of when to buy goods

Are you ready to make a big ticket purchase? When it comes to electronics and appliances, there is a ton of research that needs to…

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What A Salary, Eh? Last Year’s Highest Paid Canadians

Even as another economically disappointing fiscal year draws to a close, the very wealthy managed to see an uptick in their fortunes, and that is…

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The benefits of using a pre-paid credit card

Pre paid credit is a great way to get into (or back into) credit cards. Like the name suggests, pre paid credit cards are, well,…

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spring break

Spring break – how to save but still have fun

Canadian winter is finally leaving us. We suffered through to cold, rain and snow for the past few months, and spring is coming. That means…

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Use the Onavo App to slice your data bill down to size

Here’s a great app that can actually save you a decent amount of cash. Onavo is an app for iPhone and Android devices that is…

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ConsumerReports top 10 cars that will make it to 200K miles

The good people at ConsumerReports have rolled out a report (for consumers) on the top 10 cars that will last 200K miles. There is a…

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