The Impossible Financial Product

Like most other Canadians, I am a bit appalled at the lack of financial education I received in public schools. I’ve had to educate myself on the best ways to manage my financial affairs through trial and (sometimes painful) error. Today I’d like to share some of what I’ve learned in the hopes that you can glean something from it! I’d like frame this post by asking you to imagine you had a financial product that had no annual fee, and offered you the following benefits:

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Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead? The Munk Debates

I’ve greatly enjoyed these short quick written accounts of the excellent Munk Debates series that has taken place for the past decade or so here in Canada. Each “booklet” containing a written transcript of the debate also includes pre-debate interviews with each of the speakers, and some analysis by experts in the area of the debate’s subject matter. Continue reading “Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead? The Munk Debates”

A Practical Guide to Affordable Telecom in Canada

Recently I find myself having similar and repeated conversations with friends and family about the different ways they can save money on their telecommunications services. This has motivated me to write and maintain this blog post, which is intended as a practical guide to saving money on the telecommunication services that most people need.

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The personal cloud

I am happy to announce that I’m putting my foot into the web hosting business. Now, before I hear you groan, yes, I do realize that web hosts are a dime a dozen. I’ve made the decision with the particular idea in mind of staying small, providing a personal touch, and really thinking through specific use cases that provide value in light of today’s realities around privacy, data ownership, and control.

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