Can’t believe we’re in the middle of summer already. SUMMER IS ALREADY HALF OVER!!! I feel like there’s so much more to do- hang out at the beach, read, hang out with friends on beach, watch fireworks etc etc. Summer in Vancouver is really great- it really makes the other 300 days of rainy miserable weather worth it.
Last weekend we went to Kelowna (aka WINE COUNTRY) and it was fantastic. Kelowna is about 4 hours drive from Vancouver and is famous for its beautiful wines. Free wine tasting- can’t go wrong with that. Kelowna is great- beautiful desert weather (35 degrees), beautiful huge Okanagon lake, fun activities, wine and golf. As Bob Marley says, red red wine, stay close to me! A trip to Kelowna didn’t break the bank too, I spent less than $250 for three days AND went boating, wine tasting, fruit picking. Not to mention I came back with four bottles of wine. Yum. No wonder everyone wants to retire there.
Readers, do you have a place you retreat to close to your city that doesn’t necessarily break the bank? Please share!
Here are some great personal finance reads from this week. Have a great weekend!
- The Financial Blogger lists the 50 Best Canadian Dividend Stocks
- Well Heeled Blog teaches you how to talk yourself out of buying and spending (good tips!)
- Darwins’ Finance asks whether fresh grads should go back for more grad school given the weak job market
- Enemy of Debt asks you what your approach is to vacation spending?
- Given the hot hot heat, Out of Debt Again gives you some tips on saving some $$ on using home air conditioning
- Wealth Pilgrim shares 19 great jobs that you don’t need a college degree for- and how to get them fast
- Canadian Finance Blog shares 6 ways to save money on a road trip
- Moolanomy has an interesting list of five things you shouldn’t cheap out on
- Financial Samurai proposes the ultimate solution for a fair income tax policy in the States
- Len Penzo was also in the mood for talking about weddings (because Chelsea Clinton is getting married) and shares his view on people splurging for the big day (spoiler- Chelsea Clinton’s wedding cost $3.3 million dollars!!!! Say what?!?!)
I hope you enjoy the first weekend of August. Savour it like a cool and refreshing glass of chardonnay on that hot summer day.
Thanks for the link!
Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog´s last blog ..Friday Links
thanks for sharing
The weird thing about summer in SF is that you never know really when it stats or ends, b/c it’s generally always the same!
It does get nice and warm in August September though, just in time for Crush Season in Napa! That’s the best.
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@Financial Samurai- lol- that’s true.. What’s Crush Season in Napa? I wish I went to the Napa valley when I was down in San Fran- but not enough time… mmm really really can’t go wrong with wine country.
I am surprised BC is going this way. There was a Supreme Court case a while back where a Quebec couple split and one tried to argue that the same law should apply to them as a married couple who splits up. The Court said that it was important to maintain the difference between common law and married because it is a choice by the partners. I tend to agree. If you choose not to get married, the law should respect that choice.
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@Jenn- Oooh didn’t know about that court case. What are the common law rules in Ontario? (You’re from Ottawa right?). I wonder if it’s only BC that’s swinging this way?? I agree with you completely on this. I guess it won’t happen til next year, and it might even get overruled should there be sufficient backlash against it.