Racking it Up, 2200 Posts, Advent Begins and Friday #Shoutouts

This week I (and my regular commenters) have been having a lot of fun with Mrs C8j’s new enhanced rack, and I’d like to clarify that while this rack is fantastic, I do not love Mrs. C8j only for her astonishing rack. For those who have not joined into this off-colour discussion, feel free to add your voice on whether getting your wife a new rack is a good holiday idea. There was another off-colour anecdote in another of my posts this week, so I guess that was where my mind was this week.

So Torontonians are playing catch up with Montrealers, as they had to throw their Mayor out of power, whereas in Montreal their Mayor stepped down. Toronto is always playing catchup with Montreal, but congrats to the Argos for winning the Grey Cup. The other good news is that the Leafs are still undefeated in this NHL season.

On Tuesday I reached another milestone with post number 2200, it is actually I think post 2250, but I deleted about 50 posts over the past year, after reading them over and feeling that they were absolute nonsense (and that is saying something if I think it is nonsense). I have been at this for almost 8 years now, which means I am pumping out one hell of a lot of posts, my doctrine seems to be QUANTITY over QUALITY!

This Sunday Advent begins for most Christians out there (I am sure some sects don’t observe Advent, but I am not aware of them). As Mrs. C8j (who many claim is a Nun) likes to point out the themes of Advent are: Waiting, Preparing and Anticipating (the birth of Christ). Keep this in mind as you are fighting with that other parent to get the last Furbee or you lament how the Christmas season is a crock of bovine feces.

Weekly Recap

The Cyber Monday week gave me lots to write about, but I did seem to go into a rather lurid set of subjects at times too:

• Grey Cup, Cyber Monday, and #OldieButGoodie Tweets for a Sunday has my views on the Grey Cup, which the Argos won (I guess the spirit of Leon McQuay is finally exorcised from that franchise).
• Inflation Remains Steady for October 2012 in Canada for now, given Mark Carney is going across the pond, will we continue to have low interest rates, or will a new set of eyes, come up with a new way of seeing our economic situation?
• Do You Store Your Tires had me boasting about Mrs. C8j’s rack that we set up this past weekend. Yes, men are pigs when double entendres are involved.
• Things to Look For When Browsing for a New House has some useful tips for my readers and it allowed me to tell one of my favorite anecdotes about what pictures are on the walls of the houses you are looking at.
• BCM’s Favorite Things for Christmas is me whore’ing to make some money at Amazon telling you about what you should buy for Christmas, or is it?
• Black Friday, Sales, Stampede(r)s and Friday #Shoutouts Black Friday is finally here, the one day of the year where normally rational folk run around like the Archons on Star Trek, acting insane, shrieking festival but then at the strike of Midnight, all is peaceful.

Links for the Week

As Advent is coming, what have some of our favorite writers cooked up this week?

Top Stories of the Week of November 30th 2012 Financial Literacy Month and Advent Eve
RRSP/RRIF Spousal Transfers on Death – Not so Automatic – Be Careful you don’t Create a Family War The Blunt Bean Counter wades into another sticky family issue of what happens to RRSP funds on your death. Luckily my family won’t have any of this to worry about (there won’t be any money left!)	Why I will never, ever buy a house in Montreal Vane$$a’s Money writes a post that makes a former Montrealer proud, the time honored question of whether to buy or rent your accomodations. I think she’s on the right track with this one.	The Promise of Low Volatility The Canadian Couch Potato did some digging and found that the claims of High Volatility stocks giving higher growth, may not be as valid as first thought.	Giving the Gift of Tax Freedom Evelyn Jacks points out that the Government announced a bump up of the TFSA allowance by $500 this week, which is great news for those who are using this saving vehicle.
RRSP vs. TFSA Debate Misses an Important Detail Michael James looks at the debate from a different angle, which might make you think differently about where your savings should go.	Your Future Self Gail Vaz-Oxladed asks, do you want to send yourself in the future a message? Mine would be, don’t expect any money to be left, I’m enjoying it right now!	Your advert  here send an e-mail for info to bigcajunman at canajun finances dot com !	Why waste time picking a financial adviser? Because it matters Our friend Preet gives his opinion of why it is important to get the right financial adviser.
Why using your nest as your sole retirement nest egg is a bad idea Mark at My Own Advisor points out that if your retirement plan includes using the value of your house as a cornerstone, you might be in for an ugly surprise. You might be OK if you have a nice rack, though.	30% off Ontario tuition? It could happen to you! My Canuck Buck points out that if you live in Ontario and are a student you could get more money from the government. If you’ve already applied for OSAP, you are already registered.	50 Stocking Stuffers for Men Is from the Art of Manliness and points out some awesome gifts for that certain Manly Man on your list!	Another Bad Tattoo Yes if you “Trust” in God, have a look at this tattoo, maybe you should just get the tattoo in a language you can understand! Remember the career to choose for the future is DERMATOLOGY or Tattoo removal.