Author Archives: Jill Duke

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Au revoir, pennies! A sentimental look at the last penny

This week, the Royal Canadian Mint announced that they had printed (pressed? Made?*) the last Canadian penny ever. This followed an earlier announcement that the…

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These Fake People are Richer Than I Will Ever Be

So, this is pretty awesome: Forbes recently did the math on which fictional characters are the richest, and then Buzzfeed made the list easier to…

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Got Craft? They do! Vancouver’s upcoming craft art fair

Vancouver’s DIY scene is a pretty awesome one, and it gets stronger with every passing year. That doesn’t mean, however, that we can’t celebrate the…

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How to start a personal finance group

If you’re anything like me, the notion of attempting to get your personal finances in order is scary as scary can be. Like many young…

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Weather Proof Bike Paths and Bill Nye? Awesomesauce!

Today the open source news media outlet OpenFile reported that the cities of the future will be more bike-friendly (yay!) and that, more importantly for…

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Join the Crowd: Artists and Designers and Everyone are using “Crowdfunding” to get things done, and I dig it

Lately it seems like everyone out there has something they want me to help them pay for, be it an album, a film, an art…

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vancouver beer week

Get out your beer goggles: The Vancouver Craft Beer Week is coming

Any beer drinker worth his or her salt knows that all brews are not created equal. BC has long been associated with a healthy—any maybe…

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canada spending

How Does the Average Canadian Household Spend its Earnings? You Might be Surprised!

If you live in Vancouver, as I do, chances are you spend a good percentage of your time talking to other Vancouverites about how expensive…

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smartphone workout

The Five Best Exercise Apps for Your Smartphone

As mentioned in my previous post, I’m on vacation in New York. This means I’m having tons of fun, but it also means I’m messing…

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