I thought of finishing the week with a good news; the QuickTax Software Winners! About a week ago, I have reviewed the Canadian tax filling software and also announced the QuickTax giveaway. So here are the winners:

-  Craig

- Norman

I’ll be contacting you by email and ship you over your free copy! For those who didn’t win, make sure to have a optimal way to fill your tax this year. If you don’t, QuickTax offer great software starting at $29.99.

Some good read for the weekend:

I have just finished my RRSP season. The official season ended on this Monday on March 1^st but the rest of the week was also hard since we had to take care of all the postponed meetings and tasks we couldn’t do during the last week. In a way, I really like this season of the year as I can have a good idea of what my bonus will be at this point. After 4 months done in my financial year, I have done about 100% of my numbers. Now it’s time to take some rest and get after the 200% mark!

Speaking of taking time off, I’ll take the weekend off so here are some great reads for this weekend:

Get China ETF stock picks @ Intelligent Speculator

How to start an online business @ Four Pillars

Note on 2010 Federal Budget @ Canadian Capitalist

Financial lessons learned from hiking @ Canadian Finance Blog

Co-signing for your child, a good idea? @ Million Dollar Journey

3 new dividend stocks in The Dividend Guy’s portfolio

How to make a budget @ Squawk Fox

Follow your passions to make money @ Studenomics

Technical analysis trading @ ABC’s of investing

Best MBA for your bucks @ Ending the rat race

Life and finance lessons from the Olympics @ Thicken my Wallet

Top 10 common tax filling mistakes @ Financial Highway

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I’ve been quite busy this week because of the RRSP season (and because so many people have decided to purchases properties at the same time!). On the other side, I can’t really complain since if I am busy, it means that my bonus will be bigger .

I was quite disappointed when I checked my weight this morning at the gym… still 184 lbs. I have changed my training program and I have sweat every single drop of water of my body (next step; I’m sweating blood!). Oh well, I’ll dry to cut down on food during the weekend (a high calorie risk period for me!).

I just received copies of the new QuickTax… I’ll review it and give away 2 copies shortly so stay tuned

Here are some great read of the week:

9 ways to multiply your sources of income and pay off your debts at Gather Little By Little

How much will you need per month for retirement at Ending The Rat Race (answer: a s&%T load of money! Probably a good 5K per month in my case!)

Working with computer nerds at Four Pillars (just give them Star Wars shaped cookies ).

Low savings, not RRSP contribution limits is the problem at Canadian Capitalist (can’t agree more. As a financial planner, I can tell you that people don’t have 10,15, 20k to put aside every year)

Budgeting tools online at Canadian Finance Blog (a great way to start your budget and putting money aside towards your RRSP!)

What my first job told me at Million Dollar Journey (mine told me to never work for my step father again ;-0 ).

3 essential dividend portfolio question every investor must ask now at The Dividend Guy

Learning 101 at Studenomics (I’ll just leave you with the first sentence: “Half of learning is learning. The other half of learning is unlearning.”… just loved it!)

8 effective ways to raise frugal kids at Man vs Debt (I would like to have my kids to be more frugal than their dad!)

2 retirement scenarios at Financial Samurai (I wish I retire when the market is at its peak!)

Making financial mistakes can be good too at Money Ning (there is nothing like losing money to know how to not lose it again!)

And carnivals:

Carnival of Personal Finance

Carnival of Money Stories

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Valentine’s Day is coming J While several people think Valentine’s Day is just a commercial Holiday to spend more money (gotta start the capitalism engine, don’t we?), I still like to celebrate it with a good meal and an evening with my wife… without the kids!

I started a new training program at the gym in order to cut all non necessary fat on my body. My goal is to lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks. I started last Thursday and I was 184 lbs. Tracking it on my blog will help to keep my motivation to a higher level .

Here are some great reads for this weekend:

Four Pillars is suggesting a few ways to find love (he didn’t mention buying your wife on a Russian website… weird !?!)

Intelligent Speculator compares investing in one country’s currency or market index… the result is quite surprising!

Canadian Capitalist thinks another “lost decade” is possible. This would make my life as a financial planner very… very… very difficult

Find out about the trading secret of the 52 weeks high rule in this new video.

Home bias decisions when it comes to diversification by Where does all my money go? I must admit that I love the Canadian market… maybe just become I am Canadian?

10 ways to save on Valentine’s Day by Canadian Finance Blog and breaking up was not part of it

Save money on your car, thx to Million Dollar Journey!

Dividend stocks and their limitations at the Dividend Guy

Build your own vacation near your place at Sqwakfox… she’s cheating! She lives in Beautiful British Columbia!

What is a good credit score? By Studenomics (better check it out before spending all your money on credit cards during Valentine’s Day!)

The difference between tax return by hand or with a software with ABC’s of investing. I prefer using an accountant!

Should you use your savings to pay off your debts at My Dollar Plan. I think that you should pay off your high interest debts instead of leaving your money in a ING account at 1%!

Iphone Money management Apps at GreenPanda Threehouse

Divorce and Credit 101 at The Wisdom Journal (funny enough to read this before Valentine’s Day .

Getting busy on Valentine’s Day (for single) at The Financial Samurai… ahhh the good old days

Financial Diet by Bible Money Matters

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Funny enough, we are only at the beginning of February and I am almost done with my RRSP campaign The fact that I have started at the very beginning of January helped a lot

On the weight side, I am at 183 lbs. However, I have a meeting with my trainer next week to change my training program. I will put more emphasis on weight loss instead of weight lifting I’ll give myself about 2 months to lose another 10 pounds and be around 175lbs before spring. I’ll just have to remember my goals when I am in front of a sugar pie over the weekend

Here are some good reads for this week:

Canadian Finance Blog celebrates its first anniversary!

Should I buy ETF or index funds? By ABCs of Investing

Complete tax return myself or should I hire an accountant? By Four Pillars (I prefer hiring an accountant!)

Questions regarding quicktax 2009 by Canadian Capitalist.

6 common myths about stock market returns by Million Dollar Journey – must read!

Making sense of the US debt at Canadian Dream.

Best performing stocks of 2010 : TSX60 by Buy my Stock Picks.

7 warning signs you need to repair your portfolio by The Dividend Guy.

Q&A with a 6 figure blogger: Flexo by Studenomic – very inspiring!

Do “C” students deserve “A” lifestyle by Financial Samurai.

Deciding how much to allocate in your budget by Bibble Money Matters.

The ultimate Frugal Office by Frugal Dad.

How to buy Super Bowl Tickets by Cash Money Life.

Carnivals:

Best of Money Carnival

Festival of Frugality

Carnival of Personal Finance

Money Hack Carnival

Festival of Stocks

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I’ve been quit busy these days and I didn’t have time to much financial ramblings since the beginning of January.

We have been working very hard on our online company and I still go to the gym. While I have seen a major progression in our online income, I can’t say the same thing about my weight loss crusade;-). I’ve stick to 182 lbs for the past 2 months… just getting in better shape since I am lifting heavier weights

Here are some great read for this (cold-in-Montreal) Sunday!

Four Pillars is highlighting personal finance issues at Ridgemont High.

Canadian Capitalist is listing new ETF’s from Ishares.

Severing the link between price and weight at Where Does All My Money Go.

Control your spending with a budget at Canadian Finance Blog.

Common myths about stock market risks at Million Dollar Journey.

Home Renovation Tax Credit explained at Canadian Tax Resource Blog.

2010 Best Oil ETF’s stock picks by Intelligent Speculator.

Teaching your kids about money by Gather Little By Little.

Best performing stocks in 2010 from the S&P 500 at Buy my Stock Picks.

Dividend Capturing by The Dividend Guy.

Why 20 somethings hate personal finance by Studenomics.

Too much credit by Man vs Debt.

Someone always fart in a crowd (so true!) by Financial Samurai.

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