Collected Wistdom

Do you like beer

Or ale?

Would you drink them here

Or there?

Would you drink them in a house?

Would you drink them with a mouse?

Would you drink them in a box?

Would you drink them with a fox?

Would you? Could you? in a car?

Drink them! Drink them! Here they are:

You may like them. You will see. You may like them in a
tree?

What if, what if, they were free?

Could you, would you on a train?

Would you, could you, in the rain?

Could you, would you, with a goat?

Would you, could you, on a boat?

You won’t drink them. So you say. Try them! Try them! And you may.

crozon:

According to a recent article at Forbes.com, 44% of employees are unsatisfied with their current jobs. Here are a few tips on making sure the right employer pays attention…and the wrong ones don’t.

Because of high Canadian credit card fees, a complaint has been filed against credit cards, and the Competition Bureau is holding a tribunal on the subject. Retailers want to be able to use a surcharge on credit purchases, in an effort to raise awareness of the costs associated with using credit cards. They want to make it clear that everyone pays higher prices when credit cards are accepted at a store.

crozon:

It doesn’t really matter what kind of eyewear you prefer, cheap reading glasses or designer sunglasses are an investment you need to look after. Once you look into the kind of techniques used to keep your purchase in pristine shape, you’ll see that wholesale reading glasses and aviator shades need basically the same care. Here are a few tips to keep your wholesale reading glasses looking like new.

In Sweden, most forms of public transportation won’t accept cash. You can pre-pay for a ticket, or pay via cell phone text message. But you can’t use coins. Just about everyone is getting in on the cashless act…

A cashless society must also be balanced with privacy protections, and the ability for consumers to donate to charity, make purchases, and perform other transactions without worrying about who’s looking over their shoulders.

In “traditional” Oz (the fairytale) the good guys are good, and the bad guys are bad; but in real life, most people are pragmatists with good intentions (or at least they justify their actions with good intentions).

In real Oz…

• The “Wicked Witch of the West” wasn’t actually evil.  In fact, she was a freedom fighter who turned paranoid and unsociable over time.
• Glinda was a society lady, and had very little magic power of her own.
• Glinda and the Witch were actually good friends.
• The straw man was, well, a straw man.
• The Wizard, pretty much what the movies and the books portrayed him to be.
• And, yes, there were, strangely enough, flying monkeys.
• Ozma, Tiktok, the Glass Cat, General Jinjur – they all are somewhat less in real life than the fantasy fed to the kids who read beyond the first Oz book.

One of the best ways to save money as you work to pay down debt is to use a balance transfer. A balance transfer can help you put more money toward your debt’s principal, allowing you to pay less in interest. Here is how balance transfers typically work.

The interactive map gives you an idea of the average price of beer around the world. Hint: don’t go to Qatar to drink beer. Go to Ukraine or Vietnam instead.

Doubting yourself is so easy to do when working because there is so much pressure. You want to make sure that you do everything correct because having a job is what allows you to pay for the important things in life—a place to live, a future for your child, a car to drive.

I always knew I was a bit of an oddball.  According to a SkyScanner poll, six out of ten people preferring the window seat to the aisle when traveling by airplane.  Yes, you guessed it – I prefer the aisle.

Scotiabank, which has increasingly been positioning itself as a friend of hockey, is now offering credit cards with your favourite hockey team logo.

crozon:

Being out in the sun is a great way to enjoy the natural world but it’s important to understand why you need proper lenses for sunglasses. 

The number one party destination is, with out a doubt, Montreal. With the legal drinking age being only 18 and the bars and clubs serving until 3am, the party never stops in this beautiful city. On weekends there are also many after-hours clubs where the dancing lasts until dawn. Even the residents of the biggest and most beautiful cities in Canada head to Montreal to party.

bigcajunman:

So in what other financial areas would procrastination be a good strategy?

Bill payment? Yes, BUT, I am not saying don’t pay your bills on time, what I am saying is pay your bills on time (not early). Keep the money yourself, and hopefully let it grow in some fashion (unless an early payment would save you money on interest charges). I don’t want someone saying I said don’t pay your bills until they are late, what I am saying is don’t pay them early, unless you make money on the deal.

As you can see from the infographic below, the federal debt in Canada grows by $57.8 million each day. That’s a lot of money, and it can start to add up.