Money Saving Tips

Gmail Call Phone – Make Calls For Free Within Canada And The US

I recently received a phone call from a good friend who is currently residing in the U.S.  She told me she was calling me using her Gmail account.  I had no idea there was a call phone feature on Gmail, so I had to learn more and share it with you.

As it turns out, you can find the Call phone feature on the left hand side of your screen when you sign into your Gmail account.

 

How it works

You can phone straight through to a landline or cell phone to practically anywhere in the world.  Calls to the U.S. and Canada are free in 2012 and I checked international rates and they are very reasonable.   The Gmail call phone would be a great way for you to connect with friends and loved ones overseas.  Although the phone quality is not perfect, it is comparable to Skype.  In fact, my friend who uses the Gmail Call phone frequently says it often works better for her than Skype as it doesn’t sound as choppy.

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February 27, 2012
Investing

The Three Timeless Rules Of Investing

We live in interesting times. Since 2008, the world has been mired in a global sovereign debt crisis for which there have been few historical precedents.  The excessive creation of  financial derivatives — to the tune of 1 quadrillion USD — are at the root of the crisis, with by-products being an abundance of insolvent nation-states, insolvent mortgage holders, and rampant price inflation leading to unrest and regime changes in the Arab nations with possibly other parts of the world to follow.  Because of the situation, markets are becoming more volatile and investors are panicking more frequently.

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February 23, 2012
Debt

Solutions For Fixing Credit And Getting Out Of Debt

Getting out of debt can seem like an impossible feat to those who are facing financial difficulties and hardships. There are tons of different reasons for getting into debt and only a handful of solutions for getting back out. Losing a job, for example, makes it impossible to pay the monthly bills. Throw the cost of education on top of that for students who have recently graduated; and it can seem hopeless to try and keep your head above water. If you live in the Montreal area, you do have a few options that can help you start to pull yourself up out of the muck and mire of debt.

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February 20, 2012
Money Saving Tips

Save More Pennies By Relying On Free Online Calculators

Most people are smart enough to do the math required to effectively manage their budgets. But not everybody is clever enough to know that there are a number of online calculators that will do the math for you. While they won’t tell you which stocks to invest in or which type of title loan to avoid, they will come in handy when trying to find ways to save hundreds and even thousands over the course of a year.

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February 18, 2012
General

Could You Live Without Money?

Do you think you could live without money for a day, a week, or even a month??? Most of us would probably be able to handle it for a day, and perhaps for even a week, but definitely not any longer than that.

There is an incredible German woman by the name of Heidemarie Schwermer who actually has pulled off living money-free now for sixteen years, and she says she is very happy.  She had previously lived a “normal” life, but after her two daughters had grown up, she decided to give all but a few of her possessions away and live without money.

It first started out as an experiment for her back in 1996.  She thought she would try to live without money for one year as she was sick and tired of living within a greedy consumer society.   She traded her skills of gardening, cleaning and doing therapy sessions in exchange for food and shelter.  Talk about gutsy!

Not too many people that I know would be so bold as to take such a big leap of faith.  But this German grandmother truly is unique.

To share her experiences with others, Schwermer has written three books, and a documentary film entitled Living Without Money is available on DVD.

To learn more about this amazing grandmother, check out this Yahoo! article entitled German Grandmother Lives Money-free and Has Never Been Happier and watch the short video clip.

She truly is an inspiration.  Although most of us won’t be able to imitate her lifestyle, at least we can get a little insight into what truly matters in this world.  What Schwermer really wants is “to help people reflect on their way of life and their relation with others.”  And she says that for her, “giving up money gave me quality of life, inner wealth and freedom.”

 

February 17, 2012