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Spendito #6: Cherry Pickers, they know all the right places!

TYPE SIX: Cherry Pickers Well versed in all grocery flyers, rewards club points programs and loyalty clubs, these birds like a big score. Even if it’s more rotting fruit, toilet paper and lentils? These birds have incredible stories of how they only paid $10 for a big bag of fresh

On top of Big Rock Brewery, Restaurant & Retail Store

Getting to the top of the rock, you realize your thirsty journey to beer heaven is getting closer. And the FREE parking is good! (Really, this is one of the last places) You’ll discover their source of heavenly nectar in plain view, from a ‘viewing lounge’ with full bar service!

Explain this to your kids: Cheaters are losers!

Thanks cheating mom and/or cheating dad? We wish the best of bad luck to all the cheaters trying to keep their secrets online on AshleyMadison.com. Who’s the sucker now? Unfortunately, this time it will be your family as your secret life goes public. If all goes well, the information (and

Spendito #7: Are you a Money Monk?

TYPE SEVEN: The Money Monks If they opened their wallets, only moths would fly out! They don’t carry cash, or they might Spend it! Of all the different birds out there, non-spending is close to a religion with this flock. They believe that a penny earned is a penny saved

Dentists in Point Grey is the place to go

Dr. Michael Fung is the managing practioner at Dentists in Point Grey. Their spacious office with big windows is easy to find and has lots of street parking available on West 10th Ave. This office is home to a friendly staff who will provide you with a personalized Dental Health

Did June 30th seem like an extra long day?

Did last Tuesday seem just a little bit longer to you? It was… by one (leap) second! The atomic clock people (scientists) needed to catch up with the rest of world time so they decided to add one second to our collection of world time to date. This may sound

A tomato ketchup war is on in Canada!

It’s Heinz versus the new guys: French’s Ketchup. This is no friendly battle for market. You may remember that Heinz was THE ketchup unless someone switched you out. French’s was the mustard — the best buddy along with Heinz Ketchup on your hotdog or burger. Well, they are friends no

What type of Spendito are you?

We are all somewhat the same, but we are all distinguished as different Spenditos. Some of us are more footloose and fancy free, others like to load up on more things at Costco or some giant warehouse stuffed with more stuff! It is one of the things that makes us

Alternate forms of currency: How did they spend it in the old days?

  In the old days making a trade was the best form of commerce: “My horse for your two pigs.” Although, not too sure how the livestock felt about being used as a currency or economic units. It worked for many, many, many years. These days, it’s a whole new