As my regular readers see, sometimes my mind wanders to weird places, and I am not sure where most of this came from. On Sunday at 5:00 PM I had nothing to write for Monday but looked at the GPS I had just received from Christmas, started writing about a Financial GPS and from there we got to Financial Shock Collars, and here we are Friday with a whole week of very odd postings by me.
I empathize with those in dire financial quandaries, but sometimes, the Financial Shock Collar may be the only answer. As Mrs. C8j pointed out in a comment she made, many issues with money in couples come from a lack of communication, so maybe it’s time to start talking to your spouse about money. Just an idea.
Nothing shocking From Me
- Do You Have a Financial GPS? Might help you not get so lost.
- Financial Shock Collar the best ideas do coming from Star Trek.
- A Real Service For Chronic Over Spenders a self-destructing credit card sounds good.
Random Shocking Thoughts
This week other Personal Finance Bloggers found more solid issues to write about, and some are well worth checking out in this week’s Random Thoughts:
- Michael James spoke of this in his post RRSP versus TFSA where he discusses various scenarios about putting your money in either savings vehicle.
- The Canadian Capitalist also posted talking about the C.D. Howe’s take on TFSA versus RRSP where he talks about the Howe findings specifically.
- Canadian Financial DIY also comments on the Howe findings in New Data on TFSA vs RRSP and Canada’s Rube Goldberg Tax System.
- On a related topic, Larry MacDonald talks about RRSPs and business owners and how business owners might want to consider setting up RRSPs for their retirement or even TFSAs.
- Preet wraps up his expose with Severing the Link Between Price and Weight Part IV.
- Million Dollar Journey talks about where they might get the money to put into their RRSP or TFSA with a the post How I saved 70% on my grocery bill, remember 50% off meat should be eaten the day you buy it too!
- Let’s stop the madness is an excellent rant by Ellen Roseman about the dirty tricks being played on some consumers, read this and be warned!
- I hadn’t noticed but Dave over an Investing Intelligently Got Laid Off, now it looks like he has found something, but does bring home that the alleged “recovery” may not be fully entrenched yet!
Enjoy your weekend, and remember, if you need a Financial Shock Collar, please get some help!
On Monday, Labor numbers are out today!
Random Thoughts from 2010
- So many financial questions and more random thoughts, too, to start the year.
- The Rideau skateway opened in 2010, with more financial posts too.
- Got the end of 2009 Inflation perspectives with other stories.
- Chutzpah and financial discussions always go hand in hand.
- I’ve written about financial shock collars before with some Random thoughts.
- Valentine’s Day 2010 was an OK time but I still complained.
- Remember the 2010 Vancouver Olympics? Those were heady days, moneywise as well.
- What does the Canadian National Anthem have to do with money? In 2010 it did.
- Random Thoughts: Spring has Sprung? better watch out for ragweed.
- Random Thoughts: Let the Madness Begin! as it does every year.
- Inflation: Facts and Figures You Should Know important to know.
- Practical Financial Tips For Navigating a Rising Interest Rate Environment seems a bit long winded.
- Random Thoughts: A Financial Haiku We explore the train of thought about value and a financial haiku. Keep it clean! Optimized for Google and including the keyphrase ‘haiku’ twice.
- Let the Playoffs Begin! New rules for the NHL playoffs and financial institutions: Get ready for taxes in the springtime with these updates!
Thank goodness for the writing material the TFSA has provided! Thanks for the mention!
Talk to your spouse? About something important? That’s just the kind of crazy stuff I’d expect to see on this blog. Thanks for the mention.
I blame Obama for that comment about talking to your spouse. It is the continued Oprah-fication of the world.