http://www.banks.ca Canadian banking, credit cards, loans, savings, investments and retirement in Canada Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:39:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 http://www.banks.ca/savings/the-complete-tightwad-gazette/ http://www.banks.ca/savings/the-complete-tightwad-gazette/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:09:12 +0000 http://www.banks.ca/savings/the-complete-tightwad-gazette/ tightwad seems like a derogatory term, author Amy Dacyczyn wants to assure you that it's okay to be a penny-pincher. This self-styled "Frugal Zealot" wrote and published The Tightwad Gazette for over six years to spread the frugal gospel. Each issue contained tips from her personal experience and from her many readers. The wealth of information contained in all these issues has been compiled into one volume for the first time. You'll find literally thousands of ideas for saving money, from the simple or practical to the difficult or bizarre. On the simple, practical side, Dacyczyn advises would-be tightwads to keep track of price trends at several stores in a "price book" and to buy in bulk when prices are low. Other, stranger offerings include tips for turning margarine-tub lids into playing-card holders, old credit cards into guitar picks, and six-pack rings into a hammock or volleyball net. More helpful are inexpensive recipes for making homemade versions of pricey, well-known products and ingenious ways to fix broken or damaged items. The book's disorganization encourages browsing, but the detailed index will point you to the exact page for specific items. Dacyczyn's occasional "thriftier than thou" tone is balanced by the friendly support for frugality that infuses every page. She even reminds her readers that it's okay to "sweat the small stuff"--because this small stuff is the essence of frugality. --C.B. Delaney]]> http://www.banks.ca/savings/the-complete-tightwad-gazette/feed/ 0 http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/the-complete-guide-to-a-higher-credit-score/ http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/the-complete-guide-to-a-higher-credit-score/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:48:28 +0000 http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/the-complete-guide-to-a-higher-credit-score/ http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/the-complete-guide-to-a-higher-credit-score/feed/ 0 http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/how-to-finance-a-home-in-the-pacific-northwest-the-complete-guide-to-financing-and-refinancing-a-home-in-oregon-and-washington-state/ http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/how-to-finance-a-home-in-the-pacific-northwest-the-complete-guide-to-financing-and-refinancing-a-home-in-oregon-and-washington-state/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:59:22 +0000 http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/how-to-finance-a-home-in-the-pacific-northwest-the-complete-guide-to-financing-and-refinancing-a-home-in-oregon-and-washington-state/ http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/how-to-finance-a-home-in-the-pacific-northwest-the-complete-guide-to-financing-and-refinancing-a-home-in-oregon-and-washington-state/feed/ 0 http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/the-complete-guide-to-reverse-mortgages-turn-your-home-equity-into-instant-income/ http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/the-complete-guide-to-reverse-mortgages-turn-your-home-equity-into-instant-income/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:17:29 +0000 http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/the-complete-guide-to-reverse-mortgages-turn-your-home-equity-into-instant-income/ http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/the-complete-guide-to-reverse-mortgages-turn-your-home-equity-into-instant-income/feed/ 0 http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/complete-payment-book-monthly-amortizing-loan-payments/ http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/complete-payment-book-monthly-amortizing-loan-payments/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 13:41:13 +0000 http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/complete-payment-book-monthly-amortizing-loan-payments/ http://www.banks.ca/mortgages/complete-payment-book-monthly-amortizing-loan-payments/feed/ 0 http://www.banks.ca/savings/think-and-grow-rich-the-complete-think-and-grow-rich-box-set/ http://www.banks.ca/savings/think-and-grow-rich-the-complete-think-and-grow-rich-box-set/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 16:14:48 +0000 http://www.banks.ca/savings/think-and-grow-rich-the-complete-think-and-grow-rich-box-set/ http://www.banks.ca/savings/think-and-grow-rich-the-complete-think-and-grow-rich-box-set/feed/ 0