Beyond the Rhetoric

“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one.” Words of wisdom can come from a variety of different sources. We are still learning from the writings of Plato and Shakespeare… and we are still learning from fictional characters who boldly went where no one has gone before. Good friend [...]

Just because a company offers you some sort of special combo does not mean that you are actually saving any money. It’s a very common misconception, really. If you see that there is a special “deal” of some kind, it has to be cheaper than regular price, right? Not exactly. Take a look at the [...]

One of the biggest reasons why I love Vancouver is the food. There’s all sorts of top notch restaurants spanning many different cuisines. There’s no shortage of Japanese restaurants, to be sure. Initially, I was turned off by the name of Sushiholic, a smaller place that just opened up a few months ago at 3311 [...]

Every week, I share some interesting blog posts that I happened to have read. Most of the time, much like today, the collection of posts is decidedly eclectic, approaching a range of different subject areas. Hopefully, there’s a little something for everyone. Free Money Finance starts us off with what has quickly become an age-old [...]

I was having a conversation with my good friend Lesley Chang yesterday and she was telling me about how her workplace recently got a fancy new coffee machine. She used it to grab a hot chocolate and then she compared the experience to the Tassimo system. We both scratched our respective heads as we tried [...]