This week was a big one for me. I got a job. After three or four months of applying, interviewing, not hearing back, getting rejections and getting discouraged, it finally happened. I got the news on Thursday and I am flying out to Calgary later today for training. I will be working for a major [...]
I seem to be catching the same commercials over and over again these days. I should probably change the channel on my television every once in a while or, better yet, maybe watch less television altogether. As I have been making that resolution every new year for as long as I can remember, I will [...]
Whenever I see a number I don’t recognize on my telephone, I tend not to pick up. For reasons beyond my understanding, I broke that rule the other day. “Yes, can I please speak with Mr. Joseph Belanger?” Oh geez, great. I broke my rule and now I was stuck on the phone with a [...]
Last time we spoke, or I wrote and you read to be more specific, we discussed missing payments on credit cards and other debts and how that has a direct impact on your credit rating. The recommendation was to keep a calendar of when your debts are due but there is only so much room [...]
Recently, I have had conversations with a few friends of mine where they revealed to me that they don’t necessarily pay certain bills on time. Don’t worry; you will remain nameless but please, tell me what your logic is? The way they were talking, it was as though it was almost like second nature for [...]
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