Disabled rescue dog finds new freedom with wheelchair
A disabled dog born without its front legs has been fitted with a set of shiny new wheels after being rescued from a horror hoarding situation. Loki, 3, who was born without limbs because of close breeding, was one of 30 animals rescued from the home of a hoarder. The chihuahua/beagle mix was adopted by […]
Heritage Fair gives young students a window into their past
Topics of research include arts, culture, Canadian heroes and history Alix Walchuk wanted to learn more about her uncle Stan Walchuk Jr., somebody who everybody else in her family, it seemed, knew everything about. “I was like, ‘why don’t I know about him,’” said Walchuk, a Grade 5 student at Jack Hulland Elementary School. “So […]
Is the paperwork piling up? Here are some tips to spring clean your finances
Are your receipts scattered about your home and statements piled high on your desk? Spring is the season that we typically clean, organize, and purge our home of excess things. It also coincides with tax season as we begrudgingly sort through receipts and statements while gathering data for our annual returns. If the paperwork is […]
Personal Finance: First steps in saving and investing
Look for spending leaks. Like a plumber searching for the source of a high water bill, examine your spending habits carefully to identify significant but unrecognized expenditures that may be leaking from your cash flow stream. This is best accomplished by preparing a rudimentary budget, and then carefully tracking each expense incurred over a one-month […]
Home listing prices are flat in these 10 markets — is the housing boom finally cooling?
In cities like Tacoma and San Jose, the median home listing price has skyrocketed over the past year as the housing boom rolls on. But in other markets, listing price growth has stagnated. In six of the nation’s 100 largest housing markets, the median listing price has remained unchanged or dropped from 2017 levels, according […]
Americans are hoarding money in their checking accounts — and that could be a problem
How much money is in your checking account? Here’s why it matters—and what it might say about you. Markets are experiencing another period of volatility this week, and new research suggests checking account customers are doing something that indicates they don’t feel as secure as they would like about the economy. They’re not feeling as […]