The Mogo Blog

I admit it—I sometimes roll my eyes when I read headlines about a super rich person being charitable. In my mind, it should be a given that those with lots of money (your Bill Gateses, your Warren Buffets) should give a significant portion of their money away. Furthermore, reporting on a super rich person being generous makes it “newsworthy” when I think it should be ordinary. Many Canadians give to charity, regardless of their financial situation (though, it should be noted that we give less th

A little while ago, as you may recall, I took a trip to NYC. While I was mainly able to stay on budget while traveling, when I got home and looked at the numbers the most shocking part of my budget definitely went to accommodations. That’s not unusual, by any means, but it is something that made me feel wistful. Rather than resign myself to always paying over 50% of my travel budget to a bed for the night, I started looking into other options. A friend had mentioned the website Airbnb to me bef

Its summertime and the living is indeed easy. The City ofToronto is the best place to be for the summertimeScrooge. There is a plethora of fun, free and fantastic thingsto do that won’t cost you a cent. The city is home to beaches, gardens and free concerts all summerlong. York University Star Gaze Every Wednesday night from May to August from 9 – 11 PM, Torontonians can turn their eyes to theskies as York University opens their observatory to the public for free. Stargazes can get astronomyless

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