The Mogo Blog

Give it Away, Give it Away Now: How to choose a Christmas charity

A few years back, my family and I got tired of the usual Yuletide* game: spending tonnes of bucks on stuff that your sister/mother/brother-in-law/grandma/dog might not even like but felt obligated to fuss over. Instead, we started to get creative. For my stepmom, for example, my sister and I bought a goat. No, not an actual goat (though that might help with some of the Christmas cleanup) but rather a goat that went to a family in Africa. It’s a program through Oxfam, and it’s a great way to see

Vancouver’s Best Holiday Markets

Like most people, I find it next to impossible to go to just one place and find everything on my Christmas list. My friends and family are all so different from one another that it can be super stressful to shop for them in a time-saving way. I’m also allergic to big box stores and shopping malls, which certainly doesn’t make the process easier. Or at least, that’s what I thought, until a friend dragged me to a Christmas Craft Fair. I admit that I was totally biased and unschooled, because in m

Scam Alert: PowerBalance comes clean about fraudulent wristband claims

Ok, ok. So ‘magic bracelets totally aren’t real’ shouldn’t come as too big of a shock to anyone, but the marketing wizards from PowerBalance have had to fess up and set everyone straight about the claims they made about their innovative product. For those of you that haven’t heard about these wristbands, they’re brightly coloured and were (self) reported to increase wearer’s balance, strength and flexibility. They were popular amongst weightlifters, medical patients and anyone looking for that

CONTEST: Win a trip Home for the Holidays!

Are you missing the family this year? Or, maybe you want to get away from them? Either way… **Mogo wants to send you and a friend on a trip anywhere in Canada! ** With our Home for the Holidays contest, you could spend some time with (or away from) your people – on us. Plus, you could also win great weekly prizes, like a Kobo Vox colour ebook reader! Click here to learn more [http://bit.ly/uTC4oi] Also listed on: Online Sweepstakes [http://www.sweepsadvantage.com] CashNet Sweepstakes [http

Five Awesome Vancouver Meals for under $15

When I was a kid, my mom used to give me $20 for a week’s worth of “fun food.” This meant I could spend it on things like candy (or in my case, chips…I’m way more into savoury than I am sweet.) and not feel bad, as long as I was also eating my bag lunch. (FYI: I used to trade my yogurt for Dunkaroos. Sorry mom.) Oh, the good old days! Now I’m lucky if I spend less than $20 on a single meal, nevermind a week’s worth of foodertainment (copyright, me). It takes awhile in any city to find the good