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2013 Christmas Spending Guide (A How-To Guide On Avoiding Spending Aftershock)

We are in the heart of spending season. Whether it’s a party, secret Santa, not-so-secret-Santa, flights, or stringing up lights on your house, there are a million and one ways to spend during December. In the lead up to the end of the year, there are some ways you can lock it down (Budgeting all year long, keeping careful track of all your purchases, re-gifting the double crockpot that Nana got you last year) but frankly, those are tough. They take a lot of work, and they’re not realistic when

Mogo’s Under $50 Gifty Guide for Girls

We showed you how to keep the men in your life happy with our Under $50 Gifty Guide for Men Folk [https://blog.mogo.ca/mogos-under-50-gifty-guide-for-men-folk/], so we’re going to keep spreading the holiday spending cheer and cover some great-value presents for the ladies in your life this December. Feel good about what you’re spending, and do it in style with our guide for 2013. Full disclosure: I am a dude, and sometimes miss the mark on gifts. If I’m wrong with any of these, and I’m sure I w

Mogo’s Under $50 Gifty Guide for Men Folk

Gifts are like compliments: Most of us are great at getting them but terrible at giving them. And if you’re shopping for someone of the opposite gender, it’s often just a struggle to know where to start. This time of year, it helps to be creative and cut to the quick. So—if you’re shopping for the man in your milieu, the dude in your district, the guy in your geographical area (your boyfriend or dad or male friend or whatever), may we suggest the following fun gifts under $25, and some even chea

Artist Series: Q+A with Michael Mateyko of Komboh

Our newest Mogo Card offering comes straight from the brilliant minds at Komboh – an art/design collective that has hit the pages of The New Yorker, Popular Mechanics, McDonalds, The Polaris Music Prize and much more. As you can see from their version of our Prepaid Visa Cards, they bring a modern edge and a really strong aesthetic. We had a chance to sit down with them to get to know more about the project and the artists. Q+A with Michael Mateyko of Komboh How did you get started as a desi