Sarah Hampson's Currency

I’ve lost my consumer libido. Can I get a pill?

I have a new inner voice. She doesn’t see the point of a pretty new dress that will soon seem old

Angela Self on spending

Couples should keep their own credit histories

Even if you’re happily coupled, you need credit in your own name. Start building it today.

Dave McGinn's Mr. Miser

Why do phone companies not reward customer loyalty?

I figured I should be able to parlay my years of loyalty into a free iPhone. I was so wrong.

Dispute resolution

Q&A: Let’s make a deal. Or fight. I can’t decide. Help!

In his new book, Robert Mnookin outlines how to determine when to negotiate and when duke it out

Game-changers

How to prep your team for risky business

Managers who want to encourage risk-taking could take a leaf out of New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton’s Super Bowl-winning playbook

Sleeping on the job: How to beat at-work exhaustion

Fatigue is a major problem for the workplace, experts say – affecting safety, interpersonal relations and the bottom line

Relocated employees less productive

Moving takes just a few days, but coming up to speed in a new environment takes far longer

Earlier discussion
How to organize and manage your e-mail

Professional organizer takes your questions

ROB Magazine
How to retire early with no money

It’s no secret that a majority of Canadians are ill-prepared for retirement. With only $9,000 in savings, Dave McGinn is one of them. That’s not going to stop him from attempting the impossible: to retire rich in 10 years.

Dave McGinn resolves to turn his $9,000 into $750,000, a figure the retirement calculators tell him should translate into an annual income of around $40,000. The challenge? He wants to do it in fewer than 10 years, before his daughter even starts Grade 5.
WORK IT
Office Fashion: The Bib Necklace

Add focus and detail to your neckline at the morning meeting

Earlier discussion
Ask a career coach

Michele Waters offers advice on how you can get ahead

Holiday spending: How to stick to a budget

Need help keeping a lid on credit card bills? Credit counsellor Becky House takes your questions

A pedestrian walks by an Old Navy store on November 10, 2008 in Chicago
Living Better
How to score a cross-border deal with the high dollar

Our new guide to your life: this week, how to buy smart from U.S. e-tailers

Home Cents
How families can play the higher loonie

Book that Disney vacation or shop in the U.S. but beware of chasing currency-driven deals, says personal finance blogger Chaya Cooperberg

Disney characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse pose in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle in Hong Kong's Disneyland Park.
Amy Verner's Suitable
A dress code that will never go out of style

Top 10 tips for what to wear to the office

Video
Get Suitable makeover winner Jennifer Moore

When you've got it, why not flaunt it? A streamlined silhouette and strategic dashes of colour inject youth and vigour into this financial planner's look

Jennifer Moore