Now that the frenzy of Black Friday is past, it’s a good time to think about how you are going to get deals for the rest of this holiday shopping season. The good news is that there are plenty of deals to be had; in fact, there will be money saving opportunities until the end of the year. No matter your holiday gift budget, you can find something to fit into it. Whether you are looking to score a good deal on a gift for someone else, or whether you are ready to get yourself something you deserve, here are …read more

This semester is drawing to a close, and that means that we will soon see another semester — and another round of buying textbooks. How well I remember those days! The good news is that we now have a number of options beyond buying new (and likely being gouged) from the bookstore. Here are some great places you can find used textbooks and save money next semester:

Student boards and online book swaps: Many university student centers offer helpful boards where you can find students looking to sell books, or to swap them. Some campuses even have online book exchange web …read more

Home bars are kind of a lovely thing. You don’t even know the things you’ll come up with after stocking yours. For example, my new favourite drink came about because I made lemonade. Real lemonade, with the juice of 6 lemons, splenda to taste and about 2 L of water. Trying that out with some Midori Melon Liqueur was an unexpected, yet brilliant, twist. It’s surprisingly green, and surprisingly good.
So, if you want a better stocked bar than mine, currently? (it’s not hard, I promise.) Here’s a few of the things that you need to make sure you have on …read more