Happy Without TV Cable
When I walked through the Costco Wholesale television department, a cable/satellite representative greeted me and asked, “Do you have cable?” and I happily replied, “No, I don’t, but I like […]
Category Archives: Useful Tidbits
Keeping Canadian TFSA while living in USA
Should you withdraw your Canadian Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSA) when moving down to the United States? From Wikipedia: “A Canadian Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) is an account that provides tax […]
Greetings from the Tax Man
End of March is the time for spring blooms, but tax filing gloom. Hope you find the following summary tax schedule useful in your 2013 individual income tax filings and […]
Spring Cleaning, Spring Organizing
Canada and United States moved their clocks forward an hour a few weeks ago on March 9th to observe Daylight Saving Time, and Europeans will do the same today (March […]
Show Me The Money!
Happy Chinese New Year! With the traditional exchange of Chinese red envelopes at this time of year, I thought it would be an auspicious time to compare Canadian and U.S. […]
Countdown to Shopping Madness: Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Boxing Day
Mark your calendars! Only 7 days until shopping madness starts – beginning with Black Friday, next Cyber Monday, and finally, Boxing Day. November is probably the most celebrated shopping time […]
J-Cloths, where are you?
Paper towels are great for cleaning up messy bits, but we all like to do our part (however, big or small) to reduce and reuse by using less wasteful alternatives. […]
On the Hunt for Frozen Unbaked Tart Shells
Cooking and baking have become one of my favourite pastimes. When I lived in Canada, I would always have a dozen frozen unbaked tart shells in the freezer so I […]
Disposal of Medication
Once a year, I go through my medicine cabinet and remove all prescription and non-prescription drugs that are old or that I no longer take. I had some medication to […]
Japanese ramen … comfort food
After watching PBS network’s The Mind of a Chef episode where Chef David Chang visits Japan to dissect the making of great Japanese ramen, talk of the deliciously brewed soup […]
Silicon Valley Loonies 