Personal Finance Buzz

With constant promotion, use of social media and mentions in the press, Canadian Finance Blog is now read by thousands of readers a day and continues to strive to be the Canadian source for personal finance.

Canadian Finance Blog is looking for a new weekly personal finance staff writer and want to find the best available Canadian that really wants to be part of the team!

The goal of having a Frugal February is not to stop spending altogether, I think the point is to reduce impulse spending and bad shopping habits.

We are well into 2012 and retail has started to slow down however there is still some great baby deals forecasted for the month of February. Based on the previous year here is the baby deals you have to look forward to in February.

Solar income in February was at 79.7 percent of anticipated levels. At least that is better than the 70.5 percent rate of the previous two months.

With the launch of the new Canadian Finance Blog, I thought we should have a giveaway of some of the best investing books for any do-it-yourself investor.

Canadian GDP surprised analysts and traders to the downside today, with February GDP declining 0.2%. The news came at the same time that reports of slowing consumer spending and income were reported in the United States. The combination is weighing on the Canadian dollar today, as well as on other currencies.

April 30th has come and gone, hope everyone got their taxes done! The Canadian Finance Blog is now on Twitter, follow me to get updates on new blog posts and chat with me about any financial questions or ideas you have!