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Amazing dates for under $25

Summer is here, and love is in the air – despite that, sometimes there isn’t a lot of cash in your pocket. Here’s three ways to keep your costs down. Going out for dinner Taking your date to a fast food restaurant is not the way to go if you want to score brownie points. But there is a great way to make a meal that’s a real hit for under $25. Buy a bottle of wine, pasta and a sauce. You will even have change over for dessert like candy or ice cream. What’s going to make this date sensational i

The $50 Long Weekend

A little while ago, my esteemed colleague Jill Duke proposed a $100 Long Weekend [https://blog.mogo.ca/the-100-long-weekend-how-to-have-a-great-3-days-on-a-budget/]. Her ideas were awesome, and I salute her. However, I think I can do better. I present to you the $50 long weekend. FRIDAY NIGHT Remaining: $50 Two words: Rice. Beans. Make some rice in a big pot, and throw some beans on top. Black bens are the best. Make a big pot, cuz this is what you’re eating all weekend. You should probably s

The $100 Long Weekend: how to have a great 3 days on a budget

There are, sadly, only a few long weekends left this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy them to the max. Recently, I was thinking about the best way to have a long weekend without emptying your wallet. It won’t work for everyone, of course, but I bet that—with a little planning and a lot of ingenuity—you can have a $100 long weekend. TIP: Keep your $100 in a jar. You can only use the jar money for your weekend; anything else is off limits. It becomes more like a game then, and you can

Your Beach-Ready Survival Kit

Yay! Finally, some sun, son! I was starting to give up on you, Vancouver. Hopefully there’s still at least two months of good weather ahead of us, because I have resolved to be a beach-goer this year. I have not been awesome at this in the past, try as I might (I’m pale and freckly and would usually rather sit in a park under a shady tree if I’m given the choice). I also live pretty far from the beach, and would rather stick close to my hood. I’m boring, guys. Sorry. BUT! This summer I am tryin

Vancouver Got Left off the Economist’s Best Cities List!

Vancouver is, as we well know, expensive and rainy, but it is eminently livable as a city (and, after awhile, the rainy-ness is tolerable, especially opposed to the cold!). It’s temperate, beautiful, and full of culture. These are all facts that place it on most, if not all, livability lists out there on the interwebs and beyond. That’s why the blogo- and Twitterspheres are alight today with the news that the Economist excluded Vancouver from its most livable cities list this year. And, while t