Friday, December 10, 2010

Short Takes: Hidden iTunes Charges and more

Many parents keep their young children quiet for a while by letting them play games on their iPhones and iPads. They may want to rethink these diversions after reading about kids who managed to rack up triple-digit iTunes charges. This trap even caught parents who tried to make sure that their kids wouldn’t have access to the ability to purchase game tokens.

Big Cajun Man finds an analogy between the latest Bank of Canada interest rate decision and a funny story about a tattoo.

Canadian Financial DIY explains how income taxes increase the effect of inflation on investment returns.

Money Smarts looks into why investors tend to fill their TFSAs with just cash and GICs.

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for the mention, hopefully a warmer weekend awaits.

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  2. Hi MJ, thanks for the link. Enjoyed Big Cajun Man's post. Analogies are so delicious at times.

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