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Back in January, I wrote a blog post about how I, and many other CIBC customers, were getting dinged by the bank for using a Visa credit card to buy gift cards. In my case, I was charged $5 plus interest for $10 worth of minutes with EVO car share. You can read about it … Read more
It’s just after 10pm, 2nd January. Post bed-time. There is peace in the house. I just wanted to take a few minutes to write some notes on the start of another January of no sugar, alcohol or caffeine. Can’t remember how many times we’ve done this now – possibly the fourth dry January for me, … Read more
Over Christmas I bought my wife some Evo miles. CIBC charged me a 45% bank charge and 20+% interest fee for the privilege of paying by Visa.
One of the beauties of living in Vancouver is that we have three ski resorts on our doorstep – Seymour Mountain, Grouse Mountain, and Cypress Mountain. Cypress Mountain, though the furthest away (28km), has been my go-to for years, being the largest of the three mountain resorts. The Cypress season just closed this past weekend, … Read more
I gave up the trifecta of caffeine, alcohol, and sugar, and the rest of the family gave up sugar.
Ever since they have had the neck muscles to hold their cranium above their shoulders our kids have been on human-powered wheels: on seats on the back of our bikes, in bike trailers, on scooters, pedal bikes, roller blades, skateboards, and tricycles. (Article continues below video) One big reason why we never became a car … Read more
The idea for a vice fast had crossed my mind as the end of the year approached, but it was my seven-year-old who made it something concrete. Mid-December, he declared that as soon as Christmas was over he was going to give up sugar. No candy, maple syrup, ice cream, donuts, granola bars, chocolate, cookies, … Read more