Responding to my HISA Rates page, a reader recently asked me about three interest bearing investments: symbol PSA on the TSX (Purpose High Interest Savings ETF) two money market mutual funds (CIB483 or RBF1003) participating in the P2P site Lending… Continue Reading
Our first stop on our multi leg journey brought us to beautiful New York City! The trip got off to a little bit of a slow start with one of our flights being two hours delayed and mine being cancelled… Continue Reading
Residents and property owners are renting out rooms or entire units for short periods (less than 28 days) in growing numbers across the city, facilitated by the rise of online platforms such as AirBnB, VRBO, etc. Currently, short-term rentals are… Continue Reading
I’ve added a feature to this blog. Now, readers will have the option to signup for a newsletter which will arrive weekly and feature headlines and post summaries. If want a friendly reminder when new posts are added, signup for… Continue Reading
Alright everyone, brace yourselves— this one’s gonna be a big one! After one last beer at the 100 Montaditos in the airport, we boarded our plane for what was a pretty uneventful flight to Lisbon. After we landed however, things… Continue Reading
We had decided to take the high-speed train from sunny Valencia to Madrid, but when we got to the train station we were shocked to find that it was far more expensive than we had figured. Without any other options… Continue Reading
While in retrospect Valencia turned out to be a little shabbier than the other cities we visited, what it lacked in big-city bustle, daring modernism or old-world charm it more than made up for in warmth and in a surprising… Continue Reading
The ride to Valencia provided some truly extraordinary views, with the Spanish coastline to our left, and hills, valleys, and picturesque little towns to our right. Although we had expected the trip to take two or three hours, it turned… Continue Reading
The next day we stayed closer to home, opting to do some laundry and a few other things, before venturing back to Barcelona for our late dinner. We ate at Tatau l’Antiquari, a little restaurant that James had found on the… Continue Reading
The flight into Barcelona gave us some incredible aerial views of Spain, and our final descent into the city, sweeping over the hills to the west of the city and out into the bay, before cutting back in to… Continue Reading
