Archive for October, 2013

Yes - I know - I am writing a lot about lines of credit, but it seems that my readers are enjoying my posts about it. In today's post, I am going to discuss how to cancel a line of credit. The easiest way to cancel your line of credit is to simply call...

October 17, 2013 | In: Technology

256 GB Isn’t Enough!

While shopping for a laptop, I noticed a trend in many companies: they are using small-sized hard disks on their high end machines. These companies include Sony, Lenovo, Toshiba, and the likes... Samsung even has 128 GB hard disks on its high end...

I have explained early this year how to get an unsecured line of credit in Canada - since then, I got several people asking me on the difference between an unsecured line of credit and a home equity line of credit so I have decided to clarify the...

Many Canadians think that when a product is labeled as "Made in Canada", then this means that every single component of that product is Canadian. This cannot be further from the truth. In fact, a product labeled as "Made in Canada" can have all of its...

The best laptop that I have used, by far, is the Vaio Z. That laptop tolerates shocks resulting from 6-feet drops, is very fast, is very reliable, and, is one of the few laptops out there that are made in Japan (and trust me, there is a huge difference in...

Canadian banks have been rushing to invent new fees since 2008. This strategy is important to maintain their growth and inflate their stock value. One of the recently added fees is the dormant account fee. That fee was added a few years ago by one bank...

October 12, 2013 | In: Opinion

The MBA Is a Scam

A few years ago - I applied for MBA candidacy at Concordia - twice. I even published my statement of purpose on this blog. The first time I was accepted, I didn't have the time to attend even the first session, so I opted out. The second time I was...

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