The first thing I do each morning is reach for Daniel’s cell phone, which we use as an alarm, and check Instagram. I don’t even bother putting on my glasses; I squint at the tiny screen to view all the new photographs posted since…
A couple Sundays ago, a convoy of four cars led by my husband, drove out of Toronto and into the countryside. Though the destination was only 180 km away, it took almost three hours to reach it. It was an exasperating journey. Our cellphone…
I recently came across a post by Jason Hull of Hull Financial Planning estimating the cost to go to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Assuming a 14 night stay, flights from Dallas, tickets to 3 World Cup games in three different cities, and…
I don’t even remember how far back it was when we first started talking about taking a trip to Brazil. It might have been during the previous World Cup in 2010; I vaguely remember asking Daniel where the 2014 World Cup was to be…
It’s been a while since we last checked in on the the Grow Your Dough Throwdown. If you remember, Jeff Rose of Good Financial Cents started a challenge for investors to grow $1000 over the course of a year. Participants were to invest the…