I Hate Sean Cooper
Is Sean Cooper a preachy know it all, or someone who showed that anyone can get out of debt if they just put their mind to it?
Is Sean Cooper a preachy know it all, or someone who showed that anyone can get out of debt if they just put their mind to it?
2016 has been a real pain in the arse, especially in terms of news and music. It is safe to say that most people are looking forward to seeing the back of it. However, I have a thought-provoking question for you. Do you think the famous individuals who passed away in 2016 anticipated what 2017 has in store and decided to leave early? This is a deep thought from BCM for 2016, and I firmly believe that this year cannot end soon enough.
Have you done any of the things you should be doing for the end of year?
You could always create a financial plan for 2016 as well (never a bad idea either).
I did manage to get a thematic post out this week, discussing the important celebration of Festivus, with Festivus Financial Airing of Grievances, and I have a lot to complain about this year, that is for sure! Next the feats of strength, get ready to rumble, baby!
Now that Festivus is here, it is time for the financial airing of grievances, and you folk have really been getting on my nerves this year!
Christmas is finally here, and I urge you to make the most of this festive season with your family and friends. Don’t forget to make your contribution to charity during this time, especially if you are fortunate enough to have extra to spare. Your generosity will help make a difference in someone’s life and bring them joy this Christmas. Remember, charity should be a mandatory part of your financial planning, so make sure to prioritize it when planning for the new year. Let’s spread the joy and make this Christmas season a memorable one for all.
The CRTC announced on Thursday that High-Speed Internet access is a right for all Canadians. The line I like the most in the report was:
High quality and reliable digital connectivity is essential for the quality of life of Canadians and Canada’s economic prosperity.
– Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman and CEO, CRTC
Will this somehow cause the big Internet Service providers in Canada to ensure affordable (yet high-quality) solutions are available to all Canadians? My skepticism meter is reading high that things will change without a legislated solution (but we saw how well the $25 cable TV solution did). It would be a Merry Christmas if everyone could have access to basic internet, which is defined as:
Stats Canada published the November Consumer Price Index numbers, and year over year inflation is running at a lowly 1.2% but is it really? After a cursory look, it seems that it might be good this month, with Food being a category where prices actually dropped.
As we have learned, there is a much more detailed report for the CPI, which answers a few more questions for us and gives us some tangible highlights:
Main contributors to the 12-month change in the CPI:
Main upward contributors:
- Purchase of passenger vehicles (+3.0%)
- Homeowners’ replacement cost (+4.4%)
- Food purchased from restaurants (+2.5%)
- Electricity (+3.5%)
- Homeowners’ home and mortgage insurance (+4.4%)
Main downward contributors:
- Gasoline (-1.7%)
- Fresh vegetables (-4.7%)
- Meat (-2.0%)
- Fresh fruit (-4.5%)
- Travel tours (-4.2%)
The fact that Gas is down in price is not nearly as interesting as to how Fresh Veggies, Fruit and Meat are down in price. This is actually good news (for now); however, remember the prices on those foodstuffs have been going up big time over the whole summer. On the downside of things, Electricity prices continue to rise, not a good thing to see going into this Winter.
As most of my regular readers know, I am not a very big fan of New Year’s Resolutions, but having a financial plan for 2017 (financially) is a prudent thing to do, so thus I give you Smart Financial Goals for 2017. However, you want to motivate yourself to plan for the New Year as your business, get a plan down, and start using it.
I found 8 Holiday Ideas to Save Money in my archive of unfinished stories, so I dusted it off and published it for a small Ho Ho Ho for this Christmas season. It is a sarcastic commentary, but would you expect anything less from me?
Read More »Merry Christmas, Highspeed Internet a right, Inflation at 1.2 and #MoneyTalkI am sick of the 8 great ideas for Christmas that are cropping up so here is a more realistic version of that list.