Veterans Week, No Presidential Change, New 20, Bridges and Friday #Shoutouts

It is Remembrance day on Sunday, and it has been Veterans Week all week. Hope you have your Poppy, and that you will observe Remembrance day. Thank a Veteran if you can. They deserve our thanks. I wanted to be a Fighter Pilot, but unfortunately the Big part of the Big Cajun Man, kind of got in the way. I had a very nice Armed Forces recruiter point out this problem before I signed up, so I thank him for that as well.

Surprisingly there has not been a mass immigration of folks who said, “If Obama wins I am moving to Canada”, yet and the world continues to spin as well. The drama of the U.S. election is a little overdone, but it is always an exciting story. Kudos to Donald Trump for having the most over-the-top reaction, look on-line for some of his tweets, he seems to be calling for revolution and commented how Romney had more of the popular vote? Don’t think so, but as long as Trump stays in the U.S. we are good with it.

An interesting story was the proposition in Michigan to stop Canada from building a new bridge from Windsor to Detroit, which was supposed to cost Michigan nothing. Michigan thought it was some kind of Trojan Horse trickery from Canada, so they tried to stop its construction, with an odd proposition (backed by the owner of the existing bridge, who makes $80M a year from the existing bridge, what in interesting coincidence). Evidently the bridge construction will now go ahead? We shall see.

The new $20 Bill  (pictures from the Bank of Canada below) is now on the streets here in Canada, so counterfeiters beware! It is interesting that maybe with the advent of electronic payment and such, maybe counterfeiters will give up trying to forge money, and just move over to identity theft? What does an out of work forger do these days?

This is also Financial Literacy Month #FLM2012, it kind of got lost in the hubbub and excitement of the American elections, but you should be trying to sharpen your Financial Smarts this month.

Weekly Recap

I should prepare for the mass immigration coming from the U.S., I’ll put out the Welcome Mitt, but remember leave your Handguns and cheaper tax rates at the border:

• Election Finish Line, Sandy Aftermath, Clocks Back and #OldieButGoody Tweets helped put the spotlight on some of my favourite posts from my archives.
• No More Jobs in October, but No Less is another installment from Stats Canada pointing out that things are better, but not getting better quickly, either.
• What is Financial Literacy outlines my views on what you should be learning about for your own financial survival (this being Financial Literacy Month #FLM2012)
• Time: The Most Important Financial Variable remember that Time can work for you or against you financially. You just have to figure out how it can work best for you.
• U.S. Election Finally Over (aka Everyone Take a Valium) points out that some of the rhetoric coming from the re-election of the president is getting a little over the top.
• Movember, Glowing, Superstorms and Friday #Shoutouts Yes it is Movember again, for those who wish to show support for Prostate Cancer (and other cancers), grow yourself a mustache, and maybe get some sponsors for it. 

Links for the Week

It was a dark and stormy week this week, that is for sure, but hopefully, our favourite authors can be a shining beacon of light for all of us:

Top Stories of the Week of November 9th 2012 Financial Literacy Month/Veteran’s Week
Combating Wireless Phone Bill Shocks How can you protect yourself from massive bills? Michael James has a few ideas.	The Income Tax Cost of Working Overtime or Businesses taking on New Clients/Customers The Blunt Bean Counter wonders about whether people are that smart when the claim they don’t want to make more money because of a higher tax burden?	5 reasons to be careful about wanting a housing crash Larry MacDonald warns that you should be careful what you wish for, because a housing crash may not be what you really want.	FREE Giveaway and Book Review Cash Cows, Pigs and Jackpots Mark writes an interesting book review, and is giving away a copy too!
Why Market-Beating Strategies Don’t Last The Canadian Couch Potato points out that even if you find a way to beat the market, the market will eventually find a way to make that strategy ineffective.	Your advertisement here send an e-mail for information to bigcajunman at canajunfinances.com !	Your advertisement could be here too send an e-mail for information to bigcajunman at canajunfinances.com !	What Does Being Rich Mean to You? A great story about a son talking about his hard working parents. I am the son of immigrants who worked darn hard to make a better life for all of us, Thanks doesn’t ever seem to be enough.
7 Reasons Canadians Fail to Plan Ahead Another important post for Financial Literacy month, have a read and see if you do some of these things? Financial Highway creates a useful list.	Some of You Aren’t Spending Enough Control Your Cash comments on a post about how hospitals are trying to make money off you while giving birth to your child? Man the world has changed since Mrs. C8j birthed L’il C8j!	Free Chequing Account Comparison Echo of Boomer & Echo compares free chequing accounts, but free is always a good start.	What is the U.S. Fiscal Cliff? Our old friend Preet has finally finished his new TV show, and is back posting on his blog again. Good to see you back, what is a Fiscal Cliff?