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7 Ways To Get Your Kids Involved In Back To School Shopping 26 Aug 2013 | 07:10 am
Sadly, the end of August means that summer days are dwindling. For families it also means that, if the kids aren’t already back to school, they soon will be. That means shelling out lots of dollars ...
16 Habits That Helped Me Retire Wealthy 23 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
This post was written by long time reader Robert Britton as part of our retirement series. Today is Robert’s last day of work – congratulations! Life feels long. This article gives a very brief syn...
Dividend Investing – Getting Started 21 Aug 2013 | 07:00 am
Regular readers of Boomer and Echo know we are very enthusiastic about dividend investing. This strategy falls out of favour from time to time. Large dividend paying companies are generally slow gro...
Where To Invest For Short Term Financial Goals 19 Aug 2013 | 09:13 am
Interest rates on savings accounts and GICs are abysmal these days, so it can be tempting to plow all your hard earned savings into the stock market for a chance to juice your returns. But how you sa...
Why Travel Agencies Aren’t Dead Yet 16 Aug 2013 | 07:00 am
Online travel agencies have been chipping away at brick and mortar agents for over a decade. Sites like Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline, Kayak and any number of other competitors have been able to cut out...
30 Signs You Grew Up In A Frugal Family 14 Aug 2013 | 07:26 am
Did you grow up in a frugal family? Not necessarily poor, but able to stretch a dollar until it cried for mercy? People who were raised by frugal parents can spot each other a mile away. I’ve compi...
Celebrating Three Years Of Boomer & Echo 12 Aug 2013 | 08:42 am
It was just over three years ago that my mom and I started putting together a collection of articles that would mark the beginning of Boomer & Echo. We didn’t have a clue about blogging or running a ...
Lifetime Pension Vs. Commuted Value 9 Aug 2013 | 08:00 am
Can I tell you a story? It’s a true one, and – unfortunately – it’s happened more than once. Way more than once. It may even be your story. Here goes: Sam is leaving his job, and with it his defi...
How Many Rules Of Money Do You Need? 7 Aug 2013 | 08:00 am
It seems everywhere I turn I see books and articles about the rules of money: Money magazine has the “20 rules of money” Forbes magazine has the “new 20 rules of money” Both articles are more about...
My TD e-Series RESP Portfolio 5 Aug 2013 | 09:07 am
One of the first things we did after our kids were born was open an RESP account. We set-up a family plan, rather than a single beneficiary plan, and have contributed $200 per month for the past few ...
