Monthly Archives: April 2014

Canadian Farmland Values Growing Faster Than Ever – 22% in 2013

Earlier this month Farm Credit Canada published its annual farmland values report 🙂 Across the country farmland values on average increased 22.1% in 2013. Great Scott! 😯 Saskatchewan farms experienced the biggest jump of 28.5% Blimey! (゜o゜) That represents an 89% increase since 2011. A couple of years ago I explained on this blog why Saskatchewan had the most investment potential due to its growing resource… Read More »

Give More, Spend Less

Neurological studies have found that people experienced pleasure when they saw money go to charity. When people donate to charity, they receive an emotional boost that is often more rewarding than actually spending money on themselves 🙂 . Shoppers who are easily stressed out during the holiday shopping season should try giving instead of buying, because charitable giving boosts happiness and reduces stress. So the… Read More »

Credit Score

What is a credit score? It’s a number typically ranging from 300 (low) to 850 (high) that represents the likelihood of someone paying back a loan on time, based on that person’s past credit history. Why is it important? Banks use credit scores to determine a lender’s credit worthiness. If someone has a low score because he’s been… Read More »