Posts by Robb Engen
Yield On Cost
The reason that patience and discipline are such strong virtues of the dividend growth investor is because of yield on cost.
Read MoreChanging The Way We Think About Mortgages
Personally I don’t believe that spending only 2.5 times your gross salary on a house is even close to being realistic anymore. Even 2.5 times gross salary on your mortgage seems like a stretch.
Read MoreUpgrading Our House: Part Two
When it comes down to how much we can afford to spend on a house, the bank has a different opinion than I do. I take what the bank calculates with a grain of salt, as I don’t feel that anyone should extend themselves to the very limits of what they’ve been approved for.
Read MoreHow To Hire Great Employees
Most interviews consist of the same questions, and savvy job seekers have memorized their answers to give you exactly what you want to hear. These are the ten most popular interview questions:
Read MoreUpgrading Our House: Part One
A few weeks ago I met with our mortgage specialist at TD Canada Trust to discuss the process of upgrading our house. With a growing family, one of our goals is to move out of our 2 bedroom 1 bathroom house and build a larger house closer to where I work.
Read MoreUse A Credit Card: Get Free Groceries
Some people enjoy travel rewards cards, but I prefer either cash back or points towards free groceries and free gas. So how did I maximize my rewards?
Read MoreGrocery Store Price Comparison
Once a month for the past year, CTV Calgary has been creating a shopping list to compare grocery store prices at major Calgary grocery stores.
Read MoreGetting The Job Done
The concept behind ROWE is that employees will no longer be responsible for showing up to work at a certain time, or to attend particular meetings, or even show up to the office at all…
Read MoreSwitching Banks
What would it take for me to switch banks? There are advantages to using a full service bank, such as negotiating for free banking when renewing your mortgage…
Read MoreSweating The Small Stuff
One of the drawbacks of tracking every penny that you spend is that when something comes up that you didn’t plan for, you have to make a decision whether to stick to your budget or to loosen your purse-strings.
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