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Avoid February Funk: Save Now For Fun Later

Well, here we are. The New Year isn’t so new anymore, Valentine’s Day is over, and we’re in the longest stretch of the year without a long weekend. Throw in some Canadian winter weather and… things might just sound a bit too gloomy. But fear not, Mogo-ites! This is a great time of year for a bit of planning. Get the jump on 2011 to make sure it’s the easiest year your finances have ever had! You know that saying, “save it for a rainy day”? Well, in this personal finance post, we’re going to te

What To Do When You Lose Your Wallet

Ok – nobody likes to plan ahead for a worst case scenario situation. But if you do, you’ll certainly be glad. You know that sinking feeling in your stomach when you pat your pocket or reach into your purse… and you can’t find your wallet? Chances are, we’ve all been there and dreaded the outcome. Here are a few easy steps, and a helpful reminder on some techniques that will make sure losing your wallet isn’t the end of the world. Get an Inventory You can write it down, take pictures, or just

LifeHacker Tells Us The Best Times to Buy

Here is a great article from the good people at LifeHacker about optimizing your calendar of shopping. I’m not saying you should be spending your way through the entire year, but if you’ve got some purchases planned, you should definitely check out this link and the info in it: http://lifehacker.com/5736625/the-best-times-to-buy-anything-in-2011 They profiled a lot of customer data, sales trends and major chain discount cycles to come up with the best times of year for buying… well… pretty much

Great Opportunities To Work From Online From Home

If you surf around the web long enough (about, what, 5 minutes?) you’re going to see some (probably bogus) ads telling you that: MAKE THOUSANDS/DAY FROM HOME FOR DOING NOTHING!!!!11!!!1~! or Housewife makes $100K/year with 2 hours of work/week. Like most reasonable people, you’ve avoided them and rightfully so. But the Internet is getting bigger by the minute and legitimate side-work is popping up right along with it. There are definitely great opportunities to make a little bit of side cas

“…is the biggest waste of money!” Complete The Line & Win an iPod Shuffle!

Check out our latest Twitter contest to win an Apple iPod Shuffle! Just follow these 3 easy steps: 1. Follow Mogo on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mogomoney 2. Copy and paste this text into your Twitter status box: * “…is the biggest waste of #money! Follow @mogomoney” Complete the line to #win an #iPod Shuffle! http://bit.ly/hiLUN9* 3. Complete the line and hit TWEET! Tweet away and good luck! Open to Canadian residents only. Contest closes April 30, 2011 @ 11:59pm EST. The winner will