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Fun Money Friday – Win a Year of Shaving!

Now that November is quickly coming to a close (certainly to the delight of your Mo’vember-distressed girlfriend) it’s time to get rid of the facial hair and give her poor face a break already.  In her mind, 30 days of rough is very deserving of 365 days of smooth – and she’s got some pretty serious beard-burns to prove it, regardless of how accustomed you’ve become to your wiry fur. In honour of all of the women who’ve had to endure Movember in their domestic place of romance, we’re giving a

The Style Scoop From Celeb Stylist Kim Appelt

Kim Appelt - We recently had a chance to sit down with Kim Appelt [http://stylebykimxo.com], a personal stylist who splits her time between L.A. and Vancouver, to get the lowdown on the wonderful world of fashion. When she’s not helping her clients develop their own style, Kim is busy collaborating with brands like BCBG and Guess, plus prepping for her weekly radio segment on Mix 100.5 in Palm Springs. And did we mention she also works with celebs like Chantal Kreviazuk to get them ready for the

We’re coveting “The Sa” an origami umbrella and we think you should have one too

As a dweller of the north, you’re not a stranger to life beneath the umbrella nor are you a virgin to the unfortunate case of windblown, inside out ailment or skin-caught-in-metal syndrome. The Sa [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/860103721/satm-the-umbrella-reimagined] (which might as well be short for safety) is about to come to the market, making your rainy days in the north that much cozier. The Sa is built on the principal of origami, allowing for an enhanced opening and closing functi

Back to the Future with the Hoverboard

If you’re like most people who lived through the eighties or even nineties, you’ve surely found yourself amused and amazed with mind-wanderings of riding in a hovercraft and mimicking Marty McFly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_McFly]. But if you’re a kid (or even an adult, for that matter) in today’s world, you won’t just have to mind-wander about the excitement of a hovering mobility device from the future – instead you’ll be able to physicallystand and hover on a hovering device from the

Alexa Suter’s Guide to Tech Travel

**Alexa Suter**Today Mogo got together with Alexa – an international traveler and writer who’s fuelled her globetrotting adventures with her freelance gigs – to talk about new-age travel. A Vancouver local who’s spent the majority of the last year traveling and visiting over 10 new countries, we wanted to get Alexa’s perspective when it comes to the growing concept of tech travel.OUR INTERVIEW WITH ALEXA**Can you divulge some juicy details about your most recent travel endeavors?**I can, but I’d