Best of Million Dollar Journey April 2009
Top 5 Articles of March 2009
- The Costco Debate – Thoughts and Tips – This was a fairly controversial article with readers on both sides of the fence. I guess with Costco, you either love it, or hate it. I’m a big fan myself, how about you?
- Is it Time to Switch to a Fixed Rate Mortgage? – A couple days after posting this article, the bank of Canada declared that they will keep rates low for the next couple years. Before that though, I was preparing our finances for higher inflation, which means higher mortgage rates. With our mortgage to expire in 2 years, we have some decisions to make. Check out the article for the conclusions.
- How to Claim a Home Office – Here are some tips on how to claim a home office for those with small side businesses. If you have a large mortgage, and a large office within your home, it could end up to be a fairly significant tax deduction.
- Is Organic Food Worth it? – This article was motivated by my wife’s recent tendency to buy organic only products. Being healthy is great, but does the significantly higher cost of organic products really worth the benefits?
- 6 Ways to Lower Your Phone Bill – This was a popular post by Kathryn on some clever ways to lower your phone bill. If you’re phone bill is out of control, check out the tips mentioned.
Top Comment Contributors
- Scott
- cannon_fodder
- Sampson
- Dividend Growth Investor
- Four Pillars
- Canadian Finance
12 Comments, Comment or Ping
1. Four Pillars
Thanks for the link – I seem to have fallen off your ‘top referrer’ list – I’ll have to work on that! :)
May 15th, 2009 @ 9:31 am
2. Dividend Growth Investor
Thanks for the link. How many people do I have to refer to MDJ in order to be in the top referrers list?
May 15th, 2009 @ 11:04 am
3. FrugalTrader
DGI, it depends on the month, but I believe on average, #5 sends at least 300-400 visits.
May 15th, 2009 @ 11:42 am
4. Canadian Capitalist
Thanks for the mention! Glad to exchange visitors with you :)
Actually, CMF was my second referrer as well but I didn’t include it in my list.
May 15th, 2009 @ 4:43 pm
5. Colourful Money
Wow, why didn’t I get mentioned in the top comment contributors section when I had the same amount of comments that Four Pillars and Canadian Finance had? I”m clearly on that list as show on your sidebar. Is there something I’m missing here?
May 17th, 2009 @ 5:54 am
6. FrugalTrader
Hey CM, what I do is simply copy and paste the top 5 list at the end of the month (April 2009).
May 17th, 2009 @ 9:43 am
7. Canadian Finance
Thanks for the link FT!
May 17th, 2009 @ 1:58 pm
8. Dividend Growth Investor
Ok, so I guess the time of snapshot matters in order to show the top comment contributors at the end of month. This rewards only long-term commenters, not ones which comment a lot just to get to the top spot.
May 19th, 2009 @ 1:39 pm
9. cannon_fodder
CM/DGI,
Just think of it like the local police constabulary – you have a quota to hit for the month so you better not wait until the last couple of days to hit that target.
May 19th, 2009 @ 2:01 pm
10. cannon_fodder
FT,
Why does your site not have an obvious link to Canadian Money Forum, e.g. on the home page or even in the About Me section? I think the forum would benefit from increased awareness and, dare I say it, marketing.
May 19th, 2009 @ 2:21 pm
11. FrugalTrader
CF,
I do actually have a link to CMF in the navigation bar at the top of the page and at the bottom. I’m going to make it more noticeable in the near future.
May 19th, 2009 @ 2:24 pm
12. cannon_fodder
FT,
Then there must be something amiss with my IE settings because I can’t see it anywhere and I’ve looked and looked. The only time I see a link is when you put it as a top referring site.
I wonder what else I’m missing out on…
May 27th, 2009 @ 12:40 am
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