October 2011

Is the Middle Class our Economy’s Underdog?

October 31, 2011

Good Morning DINKS. Today we are discussing our Class Status.  I am almost embarrassed to bring this up because I don’t personally feel that people should brag about their money or wealth, and I definitely don’t think that people should compare their riches with the riches (or lack of riches) of other people.  But, I [...]

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Friday Roundup: Bank of America, BOA, and Bank of America ;)

October 28, 2011

Good Morning and Happy Friday DINKS.  As I was surfing the next this week looking for the best posts to add into our Weekly Roundup I noticed a huge amount of posts about the Bank of America.  It seems that BOA has rubbed many clients the wrong way over the past few months.  Bank of [...]

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What Is Your Couple Doing For Halloween?

October 27, 2011

Good Morning DINKS.  Halloween is a really fun time of the year.  I love fall and I really love Halloween.  I enjoy the mild temperatures, the leaves changing colours, and the start of the holiday season with Halloween, Thanksgiving, and then Christmas.  Afterwards we have New Years, Valentine’s Day and then Easter.  Fall starts the [...]

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Our Financial Personalities: Do you love “stuff”?

October 26, 2011

Last week I went to Toronto to see my Mother for a belated (Canadian) Thanksgiving celebration.  While we were shopping she was willing to spend $200 on a new handbag, and she almost did it, but thank goodness she controlled herself. I am trying to live a less materialistic lifestyle where I save more and [...]

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DINKS Discrimination!

October 25, 2011

Good Morning DINKS.  Today we are discussing our DINK lifestyle.  Over this past summer I was interviewed by an NYU student named Lorena who was researching the DINK lifestyle.  She wrote an interesting article from the DINK point of view that included interviews with yours truly from DINKS Finance, as well as a couple from [...]

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Do You Support the Occupy Wall Street Protests?

October 24, 2011

If you have been watching the news over the last few weeks then you have seen that protestors have taken to the streets in many (North) American cities to protest Wall Street and the CEOs of major Corporations.  What started as a protest in New York City has now been mobilized globally.  Last weekend while [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Halloween Costumes and Candy

October 21, 2011

Happy Friday DINKS.  It’s almost the end of October and that means that it is almost time for Halloween.  I know that Halloween is not an official holiday, but I sometimes wish that it was.  I absolutely love this time of the year and besides also being my birthday month Halloween has a lot to [...]

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Where Do You Get Your Drugs?

October 20, 2011

Good Morning DINKS. Not so long ago we discussed the price advantages and possible ingredient disadvantages of Generic Drugs over Name Brand Drugs in the post Generic Drugs Are Cheaper. But Are They Better? This week I watched a documentary on The Discovery Channel called: Inside Russia’s Most Dangerous Prisons which was a huge eye [...]

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Savings Rules Explained: How Much Money Should You Be Saving?

October 19, 2011

Everywhere we turn it seems that people are telling us to be Debt Free and to Save All of Our Money, but why? Being debt free gives us the freedom to spend that money on other things instead of making debt payments.  Saving Money allows us to have a Plan B in case of an [...]

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#1 Rule of Investing: Don’t Take Advice From Your Neighbor!

October 18, 2011

This week I had a client come into my office and say something very ignorant about his investments and I feel the need to share.  First of all let me start by saying that my job as a Financial Planner is to give clients personal financial advice and help them plan for their short and [...]

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