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Happy Without TV Cable

May 15, 2014by Silicon Valley Loonies 1 Comment

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 […]

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Life, Useful Tidbits

Keeping Canadian TFSA while living in USA

May 1, 2014by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

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 […]

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Moving, Taxes, Useful Tidbits

Greetings from the Tax Man

March 31, 2014by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

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 […]

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Taxes, Useful Tidbits

Spring Cleaning, Spring Organizing

March 30, 2014by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

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 […]

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Shopping, Useful Tidbits

Show Me The Money!

February 1, 2014by Silicon Valley Loonies 1 Comment

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. […]

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Useful Tidbits

Countdown to Shopping Madness: Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Boxing Day

November 21, 2013by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

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 […]

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Shopping, Useful Tidbits

J-Cloths, where are you?

September 15, 2013by Silicon Valley Loonies 3 Comments

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. […]

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Shopping, Useful Tidbits

On the Hunt for Frozen Unbaked Tart Shells

August 13, 2013by Silicon Valley Loonies 69 Comments

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 […]

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Shopping, Useful Tidbits

Disposal of Medication

August 5, 2013by Silicon Valley Loonies Leave a comment

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 […]

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Useful Tidbits

Japanese ramen … comfort food

July 19, 2013by Silicon Valley Loonies 1 Comment

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 […]

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Good Eats, Useful Tidbits

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