Random Thoughts: Flip, Flop and Flu

The Flu Pandemic and the associated hysteria continue on, with folks who are not high-risk “queue barging” and then acting holier than thou when others say they have not been vaccinated yet. An interesting exercise in Anthropology this whole thing, makes you scratch your head and wonder what might happen if things get worse.

Non-Flu Writings

• Garbage in Ottawa Stinks that is true on so many levels.
• Registered Disability Savings Plan back when I was still learning about the RDSP program.
• Money Games which ones did you play when you were a kid?
• H1N1 The Economic Impact didn’t even know about COVID back then
• What was H1N1? A clinical view.
• Random Thoughts During a Halowe’en Pandemic: It is always fun to right about panics isn’t it?

In the Financial Blogosphere

No real single theme this week in the world of financial blogging, but still some interesting posts, none the less:

• The Canadian Capitalist writes about the 2009 Globe and Mail Discount Broker Rankings, which is interesting, given it doesn’t mention my brokers, but I haven’t had any issues with them (yet).
• Michael James shows that greed is good by Trying to Profit from the End of Oil, where he reviews a book that doesn’t tell you how, which seems a bit of a tease.
• Larry MacDonald points out the importance of Pay Yourself first vs. Budgeting quoting a few chestnuts about the importance of taking your cut before you pay everyone else.
• Preet talks about ETFs again in ETFs with Few Holdings… What’s the Point?
• Gail Vaz-Oxlade takes on a sticky issue in Making a Complaint about loans made to folks who should not be given credit.

Snow on the ground in Ottawa, that will hopefully go away. Enjoy this weekend!