In the beginning you had a body, you had emotions, you had a brain, and you had a consciousness. You started as a kid … conscious … by nature .. playful .. by nature .. and then the world slowly “educated” you .. you learned how to think. In the…

A pattern that I observe in myself, as well as in others around me, is that we oftentimes go a long time on autopilot; simply reacting to everything around us without taking a moment to stop and process. We are running from one thing to the other, like busy bees…

A lot of folks asked me how I invest in Crypto-currencies. This post outlines my approach to Crypto-Investing, the theory behind it, and the basics that anyone who wants to invest in Crypto should understand. I’m also introducing my portfolio which I’m coining the Crypto Couch Potato Portfolio. In a…

It is still early days, very early days, I have not played PokemonGo yet (I’m in Canada, I’m lazy, and don’t feel like going outside today) but I see the potential and it is huge… Update July 13 — Pokemon Go Driving insane foot traffic Here are 10 ways different…

The other day I was watching an oldie but goodie Ted talk titled How to live to be 100+ by Dan Buettner when I stumbled upon a Japanese concept: Ikigai (生き甲斐). For those of us who don’t speak Japanese I looked up its meaning and according to Google Translate Ikigai…

So in part 1 we talked about why you should invest and basic finance concepts. In this part we will cover the basics of Canada’s tax system from an investing perspective. Canada’s Tax System Before we get into the details let’s hit a few important points: The information presented here may change at…

I initially thought I can cover the topic of investing in one blog post and yet here I am 4000 words and one week later I’m not even close to being done. Therefore I decided to break this topic down into a blog post series and this will be the…

The previous post discussed Credit in general, credit score, and credit history. This post is going to get into the details of Credit cards, where to apply, what type of credit card is best, and especially talk about people on Work permit or who have a social Insurance number starting…

“Sorry Sir! It looks like you have been declined for a credit card. You might want to call them and check why you have been rejected. Have a nice day!” I could not believe it! It was my 3rd or 4th time applying for a credit card in Toronto. The…