Dave McGinn's Mr. Miser

Get the royal treatment: Become a regular

Being in the coveted category of regular, whether at a bar, a restaurant or a dry cleaner has its privileges.

Debt rising? Befriend a credit counsellor

Basic consultations with a counsellor are confidential and free

A pedestrian walks by an Old Navy store on November 10, 2008 in Chicago

Earlier discussion

Holiday spending: How to stick to a budget

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

Bill, Robin and Jerry.

Role models

Stand-up on the job: What Jerry Seinfeld can teach you about work

A comedian's ability to read a crowd, dress up a story and silence a heckler can help you get ahead at the office

Pregnancy

I'm pregnant – will my boss fire me?

It's wise for women to think strategically before informing their employer about the happy news

The Office

A weekly look at work culture

Q&A

French women don't get fat, but they do get work-life balance

In her latest book, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, dishes on how women can add joie de vivre to their careers

Cubicle freedom

Goodbye husband and career, hello high seas

Roz Savage ditched her career, her husband and her house to row solo across the Atlantic. Now she's tackling the Pacific, and she's never been happier

My last stupid purchase
1994 Mitsubishi Pajero

Adam Pesce, Reunion Island coffee product specialist, on his car

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