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Celebrate Canada’s 150th with the Ultimate Game of McDonald’s Monopoly

October 18, 2017 by Kathryn 19 Comments

When I was a child, Monopoly was one of my very favourite games. Even though I knew the game could take all day, I thought there was nothing better than sitting down with my family, choosing my favourite race car playing piece and beginning my mission to become a real-estate mogul.

Then, as usual, McDonald’s Canada found a way to make a good thing even better with McDonald’s Monopoly! This contest has always been one of my favourites, and I especially love that it features popular Canadian landmarks to replace the traditional Monopoly properties!

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You Could Win the Trip of a Lifetime When You Play THE GAME OF LIFE – CAA Edition #CAAGOL

October 13, 2014 by Kathryn 21 Comments

THE GAME OF LIFE has been a popular board game for decades, in large part because it’s so easy for people to relate to. After all, we often play our own game of life in different ways each and every day. The challenges we face to accomplish our goals may be frustrating at times, but once we’ve conquered them, that feeling of having won is just unbeatable!

For me, buying my first house was my ultimate challenge in the game of life. I’d had some credit problems in the past, so the process involved planning, budgeting and saving for months before I could even hope to get a mortgage. I applied once but the application was rejected. Then I had numerous meetings with the mortgage specialist at my bank to help determine what more I could be doing to have my mortgage approved.

Finally, I started shopping around by connecting with mortgage brokers and seeing if they were able to offer me an approved mortgage at a good rate. I found a broker that was able to line up a lender, but the rates were quite a bit higher than the current prime rates that major banks were offering. Before accepting, I decided to try filing an application one last time with my current bank. And to my delight, the application was approved! [Read more…]

How Would You Spend the $50,000 Royale #GoldenKitten Grand Prize?

February 9, 2013 by Kathryn 28 Comments

There’s nothing I love more than daydreaming about the things I would do with a sudden windfall of money. Whether I’m spending millions in imaginary lottery winnings or a smaller imaginary raffle prize, it’s always fun to plan out how I’d use the money if I won, so that “I’m ready just in case.” And right now, Royale is asking Canadians what they would do if they had $50,000 to spend!

Now while I love daydreaming, the truth is that I’m incredibly practical when it comes to money. So while I would be thrilled to come into such a large amount of money, I wouldn’t be running to the mall with it! Instead, my first priority would be on securing my family’s future by paying down our mortgage. A $20,000 payment would make a huge dent in the total amount of the mortgage and would mean paying it off a decade earlier.

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