Thank you so much for everyone who has tuned into the blog so far and pledged for the Surrey Food Bank. I’ll put up a total around noon but so far I’m blown away by your generosity.
The following photo is courtesy of John Biehler (who has linked me in support of Blogathon). He’s a local blogger, and very knowledgeable about Macs. We first “met” when he commented on my series of “I’m a Mac newbie” posts and enlightened me about several very cool Mac applications and functions.
Oh and did I mention he took this with his iPhone while in Kelowna? Yeah… iPhone… *so* jealous!
Blogathon: Post #10
I first met Nancy at a Blogger Meetup a while back and later on at DemoCamp. She brings a unique perspective to Vancouver blogging by way of writing about financial issues, money management, advice and case studies.
Imagine if Canadians were known for being all over their money. Engaged. Proactive. Getting out of debt. Savvy. Saving. Generous.
Nancy thinks it’s possible.
Case study: Eleanor has an income in the low 70K range from her work as an engineer. She is about 15 years away from retirement, and while she has little debt, she has no assets either. She does have a pension, but no rrsps of her own, no savings, no property. She is utterly baffled where the money goes. She does rent an $1,800/month apt in Kits (Vancouver) which she shares with her college-age son.
While successful professionally and working very long hours, Eleanor is chronically and seriously disorganized. Brilliant, yes. Competent yes. But require or suggest structure and she runs for the nearest exit.
What would you suggest to help Eleanor take control of her money so she can start building the assets she could have, with her income level?
To chime in on all the finance-related topics including guest posts by various contributors, head to Nancy Zimmerman: A Canadian Money Coach.
Blogathon: Post #9 – Sponsor me to keep going for the Surrey Food Bank
I’ve had some great post ideas submitted as well as a few contributions by fellow bloggers. I’ll kick it off with something Duane suggested. This clothing is even more snazzy than hypercolour.
With Kameraflage, now you’ll be able to plant subliminal messages on T-shirts, movies and billboards that can only be seen with digital cameras. This context-sensitive display technology, developed by Sarah Logie and Connor Dickie, works by using colors that are invisible to us but easily picked up by the silicon chips in digital cameras. [gizmondo]
Very cool, although malicious t-shirt companies could very well use this power for evil, instead of silly amusement. It’s amazing what people can do with technologies these days eh?
If you would like to suggest a story for me to blog about, and you use del.icio.us just tag the article “for:miss604” and I’ll see it in my incoming links and credit the source. Thanks!
Blogathon: Post #8 – I’m listening to the Appleseed Cast because it’s an overcast morning and it makes me feel. Just feel.
I love being a part of a team. John and I headed to 7-11 just a little while ago (between posts) and got some coffees to prepare us for the day. We seriously don’t mind 7-11 coffee and lately John’s actually preferred it over Starbucks and Blenz.
He’s on his way out to Mission for a radio remote and hopefully will be checking in later today, sending me some photos so I can promote his event. Me, I’m loading up with coffee and a muffin. Caffeine and sugar, must keep it coming.
Shout out to Jennie Roth who also wrote a blog post about my efforts – thanks!
Blogathon: Post #7 – Sponsor me to keep going for the Surrey Food Bank
On Tuesday July 31st the highly anticipated Hospital Music by Matthew Good hits record store shelves. Of course my niece would turn to me right now and say “what’s the record” but I digress. Starting a press tour prior to the actual concert tour, Matt’s been pretty busy lately.
Every review and blog post I’ve read by those in attendance at his recent XM show with Dale Jr say his private performance was just amazing. Also, The Daily News in Halifax just gave the forthcoming album ‘5 out of 5’. Matt’s just been interviewed by the CBC and several other publications as well, with more to come. Radio shows and appearances are aplenty and he’ll be doing his best to update fans through his website about any public events. Pick up your copy of Hospital Music on Tuesday, July 31 and you can also preview a live stream of the album on his website until that time.
Blogathon: Post #6
