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« Return To Collapsed View September 2010 (1)
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02: Healthy Snacks: Easy Banana Bread Recipe (10)

August 2010 (2)
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18: Back to School Tips: Student Budget Planner (10)
16: Dig yourself out with the Debt Reduction Spreadsheet (5)

July 2010 (2)
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27: How to Microwave Gourmet Popcorn in a Brown Paper Bag (121)
18: Don’t blow your dough! Use the Windfall Planner Worksheet (13)

June 2010 (4)
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May 2010 (6)
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31: 6 Free Budget Software Choices for Everyone (14)
31: Best of the Money Blogs 2010 (14)
25: Welcome Globe and Mail Readers! (6)
19: Best of the Money Blogs 2010: Vote for Squawkfox! (10)
17: Healthy Snacks: A tasty twist on homemade ice cream (10)
12: How to Sell Your Used Car Online (14)

April 2010 (7)
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30: 5 Money Lessons Learned from ‘Saving Penny’ (6)
26: Track your money with the Free Budget Spreadsheet (14)
15: Crock Pot Recipes: The Best Baked Beans Recipes Ever (11)
14: Budget Worksheets: Your Needs List and Wants List (2)
06: 5 Gourmet Herbal Tea Infusions for Your French Press (9)
03: How to Set Financial Goals – 3 Financial Goals Worksheets (10)
03: Easter Links and Money Links Oh My! (5)

March 2010 (7)
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31: Tax Software Review: StudioTax (1)
29: How to dry herbs from your tasty herb garden (7)
24: Book Review: One Year To An Organized Financial Life (5)
14: Fire your bank with the Switch Bank Accounts Checklist (11)
09: Free Budget Worksheets: Household Net Worth Spreadsheet (9)
07: Financial Planning: How to Find Your Net Worth (5)
03: Financial Planning Series: How to Make a Budget (24)

February 2010 (3)
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25: 5 Ways Twitter Can Make You Rich (7)
11: How to Build Your Own “Modified Staycation” Vacation Package (16)
02: Get Your Cover Letter Template! (four for free) (6)

January 2010 (11)
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27: Free Cover Letter Examples with Cover Letter Tips (9)
22: 2 Killer Cover Letter Formats: Classic and Contemporary (5)
17: Booties, Chickens, and Link Love Oh My! (9)
14: 10 Ways to Cut Your Fitness Membership Costs (13)
07: 10 Frugal Ways to get Fit this Winter (38)
02: Happy Blogiversary! Year Two on Squawkfox! (12)
01: 5 Reasons To Love Your Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) (4)
01: 401k Plans: The 5 Minute Guide To Your 401k Plan (0)
01: The 5 Minute Guide To Your Traditional IRA (0)
01: Roth IRA Rules: 7 Things To Know About Your Roth IRA (0)
01: 529 College Savings Plan: The 5 Minute Guide To Starting a 529 Plan (0)

December 2009 (5)
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24: You’re a Mean One, Mister Grinch! (6)
24: Last Minute Gift Ideas: Printable CD Covers (0)
16: Last Minute Gift Ideas: Books about Money, Honey! (15)
15: 5 MORE Ways To Screw Your Credit Card Company (18)
03: Welcome Hamilton Spectator Readers! (0)

November 2009 (6)
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30: 12 Smart Ways to Save Big on Christmas Shopping (8)
26: 10 Terrific Turkey Leftover Recipes (7)
19: 5 Ways To Screw Your Credit Card Company (31)
12: Meatloaf Recipe: Healthy Turkey Meatloaf Muffins (10)
12: Erik’s Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe (4)
03: How to Buy a Slow Cooker or Crock Pot (27)

October 2009 (6)
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29: 5 Things That Make Your Cover Letter Rock (5)
26: Halloween Costumes, Recipes, and Frugal Fun Oh My! (10)
20: How to Save Heirloom Tomato Seeds (9)
12: 6 Things That Make Your Cover Letter Suck (11)
10: 8 Pumpkin Stencils: Scary Printable Pumpkin Faces (and Marilyn Monroe) (0)
02: Welcome MSN Smart Spending Readers! (0)

September 2009 (7)
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27: Back To School Tips: How To Make A Sling Backpack (7)
25: Anatomy of a Killer Cover Letter (11)
21: Welcome Get Rich Slowly Readers! (4)
20: Series: How to Write a Cover Letter (that gets job interviews) (5)
16: Yep! That was me on BNN’s Headline! (22)
08: Welcome Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun, and CanWest Readers! (0)
05: 5 Ways To Be Prepared for Costly Natural Disasters (14)

August 2009 (3)
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09: Savings Calculator: When Will You Be A Millionaire? (12)
08: Healthy Snacks: Homemade Granola Recipe (0)
03: July Roundup: The Buck Stops Here Edition (11)

July 2009 (14)
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31: 6 Cheap Ways To Stay Cool Without Air Conditioning (24)
26: Credit Card Calculator: Reduce Your Credit Card Debt Faster (9)
23: 4 Swiffer Cleaning Hacks for Cheaper Dust-Free Living (23)
22: Squawkback: Is frugal living just a fad? (22)
20: Going to Pot with Container Gardening (14)
19: 6 Surefire Ways To Avoid a Mortgage Meltdown (15)
17: Dessert Recipes: Fresh Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp with Apples (16)
16: Free eBook: The Insider’s Guide To Frugal Food & Fitness! (14)
12: Calculate Mortgage Rates with the Mortgage Calculator (5)
12: Best of the Money Blogs Results! (8)
09: Welcome National Post Network Readers! (2)
06: DIY Kite Designs: How To Make A Kite (13)
03: 12 Organic or Pesticide-Free Foods Worth Buying (maybe) (15)
02: Book Winners, Gail Vaz-Oxlade, and Votes Oh My! (4)

June 2009 (13)
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29: Best of the Money Blogs 2009: Vote for Squawkfox! (9)
28: 8 Stealth Ways to Uncover Big Savings with Secret Online Coupons (15)
25: DIY: Getting Dirty with Square Foot Gardening (22)
23: Win My Book! 397 Ways To Save Money (103)
21: Printable Travel Checklist and Packing List (13)
18: 6 Father’s Day Gift Ideas (and a story) (11)
17: 10 Ways to Grow Grass and Cut Lawn Care Costs (21)
14: How To Compost Without Raising a Stink (24)
10: How To Buy a Used Car (without sipping lemonade) (24)
08: Welcome CFRB Listeners Looking To Save Money! (6)
06: Welcome Globe and Mail Readers! (4)
03: Amazon Top 100 and Free Book Excerpt! (20)
01: 397 Ways To Save Money by Kerry K. Taylor (22)

May 2009 (8)
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29: DIY: 3 Attic Insulation Methods to Seal in Savings (14)
25: Interview on CBC Radio’s The Point (19)
22: Granola Recipe: Easy and Healthy Granola Bars or No Bake Cookies (30)
17: 41 Bloggers Share Their Best Money Advice (37)
11: Child Proof Your Electrical Outlets to Cut Energy Costs (18)
05: My name is not really Squawkfox (32)
05: Introducing The Money Tips Network! (5)
01: Squawkback: What Are Your Tips for Buying Used Cars? (17)

April 2009 (7)
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29: Get Your Resume Template! (three for free) (12)
24: Free Resume Examples with Resume Tips (5)
21: 3 Resume Formats: Chronological, Functional, or Screw Both? (5)
16: 14 Things to Do Before and After a Car Accident (28)
13: The Costs of a Car Crash (30)
06: Vegetarian Crock Pot Recipes: Soup, Stew, and Chili (18)
02: 8 Keywords That Set Your Resume On Fire (16)

March 2009 (5)
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16: Slow Cooker Recipes: Pot Roast and Southwestern Chicken Soup (23)
14: 6 Reasons to use a Slow Cooker or Crock Pot (27)
08: 6 Action Words That Make Your Resume Rock (32)
02: Big News: Squawkfox Wrote A Book! (48)
02: Welcome Digg, Delicious & Lifehacker Readers! (6)

February 2009 (6)
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12: Retirement Planning: Your RRSP (1)
11: 3 Easy Methods for Soaking Beans (1)
10: Printable Free Exercise Plan: 12 Week Advanced Walking Program (1)
09: Printable Free Exercise Plan: 12 Week Intermediate Walking Program (0)
08: Printable Free Exercise Plan: 12 Week Beginner Walking Program (0)
07: 7 Tips for Starting a Frugal Walking Exercise Plan (0)

January 2009 (4)
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19: 6 Words That Make Your Resume Suck (255)
15: Welcome Lifehacker & Globe and Mail Readers! (10)
06: Free Printable Workout Log (24)
02: Happy Blogiversary! Year One on Squawkfox! (23)

December 2008 (12)
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30: The Best Things in Life are Free (33)
24: Does this bow make my ears look big? (8)
21: Frugal Last Minute Gift Ideas (8)
18: Anatomy of a Killer Resume (24)
13: Do NOT Shred it and Forget it! (47)
10: Squawkback: Are you spending less this holiday season? (27)
09: 11 Ways to Wrap Gifts without Wrapping Paper (35)
08: Welcomes, Freebies, and Downloads Oh My! (6)
06: 6 Printable Holiday Gift Tags, Christmas Cards, Thank You Notes, and Greeting Cards (5)
04: Printable Sewing Patterns: Softie Christmas Tree (20)
03: Squawkback: Are you being overcharged at the grocery register? (26)
02: Holiday Gifts: 8 Homemade Gifts in a Jar (with free printable gift tags) (48)

November 2008 (13)
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30: Holiday Gifts: 10 Frugal and Homemade Gift Ideas (23)
26: Squawkback: Are you shopping the Black Friday sales? How much will you spend? (15)
25: Recipe: Easy Homemade Apple Pie (13)
23: Snow, Rain, and Slush Oh My! (13)
20: 10 Deadly Sins of Resume Writing (25)
19: Squawkback: Do You Tip? How Much? (57)
18: 10 Ways to Build a Resume Like a Professional Resume Writer: The Do’s (9)
17: 10 Things that Define a Killer Resume (17)
16: Series: How to Write a Resume (that gets job interviews) (29)
12: Squawkback: What are your 3 best purchases? (37)
07: Recipes: Healthy Thanksgiving Dinner Menu Ideas (16)
05: Squawkback: Anything surprise you about the U.S. Election? (24)
02: Rehab, Girl Crush, and Links Oh My! (17)

October 2008 (23)
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30: 10 Cheap Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas (10)
29: Squawkback: What 3 Things Have You Bought But Never Used? (26)
28: Recipe: Strawberry and Banana Green Smoothie (6)
27: Raw Recipe: Healthy Vegetable Sushi Nori Rolls (6)
26: Fawns, Sunflowers, and Links Oh My! (8)
24: 15 Free Printable Home Inventory Worksheets (15)
22: Squawkback: What Were Your 3 Worst Financial Decisions? (42)
20: What are Inverse Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)? (10)
18: Hooters, Owls, and Woots Oh My! (21)
17: Recipe: No Bake Butternut Squash Cookies (3)
16: Reader Question: How to Subscribe to Blogs with RSS?
15: Squawkback: What Are Your 3 Best Financial Decisions? (22)
13: 10 Halloween Costume Ideas: for Kids, Adults, and Gene Simmons (13)
12: Apples, Apples, and Apples Oh My! (5)
11: Shameless Squawky Self Promotion (1)
10: How to Carve a Pumpkin (without losing a finger) (8)
09: Printable Pumpkin Carving Stencils (Free and Scary) (11)
08: Squawkback: What Are Your Top 3 Frugal Living Tips? (26)
05: Recipes: Gross, Easy, and Fun Halloween Foods for Kids (17)
04: Apples, Bailouts, and Carnivals Oh My! (9)
03: Printable Moving Checklist and Planner (7)
02: DIY: How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies with a Homemade Trap (27)
01: Recipe: Tomato Basil Soup (2)

September 2008 (11)
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29: What 3 Things are You Most Thankful For? (17)
22: How to Buy a Beginner Digital Camera (12)
20: Crutches, Magpies, and Tomatoes Oh My! (11)
16: Reasons to Build and Love an Emergency Fund (18)
15: Do It Yourself: Painted Stripes, Wallpaper, and Canvas Wall Art (12)
14: Rapini Recipes: 4 Cheap and Healthy Rapini (Broccoli Raab) Dinners (11)
11: Book Review: The Dip by Seth Godin (13)
07: Chickens, Tomatoes, and Links Oh My! (23)
05: 3 Recipes for Summer Sweet and Fresh Tomatoes (5)
04: Printable First Apartment Essentials Checklist (13)
02: 50 Ways to Save $1,000 a Year (72)

August 2008 (8)
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28: Surround Yourself with Excellence (14)
19: Wrecked Wrist, Welcomes, and Links Oh My! (15)
14: Printable Dorm Room Essentials Checklist (13)
12: How to Cook Quinoa (the tasty way) (18)
10: Calculator: Should You Buy a More Gas Efficient Car? (10)
08: Looking for your eBook? Link Love Oh My! (1)
04: Carnival of Personal Finance: City Slickers Edition (63)
02: eBook: Frugal Food & Fitness: Get fab without spending a fortune (20)

July 2008 (15)
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31: Printable Grocery Shopping List (25)
31: Hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance (2)
29: 5 Cheap, Easy, and Healthy Family Dinners for $5 (34)
27: Welcomes, Link Love, and Carnivals Oh My! (6)
25: Cars Are the New Smoking (61)
22: Purse and Wallet Essentials: What Stays & What Goes (1)
19: Welcome MSN Smart Spending Readers! (3)
16: 50 Reasons to Go Green with Reusable Shopping Bags (100)
13: Recipe: How to Make Authentic and Low Fat Hummus (14)
13: Gardens and Gophers Oh My! (17)
10: 10 Free Ways to get into Fitness this Summer (7)
07: Festival of Frugality: Bare Necessities Edition (63)
02: Video: How to Use the Gas Mileage Calculator (10)
02: Hosting the Festival of Frugality (3)
01: Tool: Gas Mileage Calculator (13)

June 2008 (13)
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29: 10 Ways to Save Money on Gas (7)
28: Introducing the Personal Finance Network! (7)
25: How to Save Money on Laundry (39)
22: Carnival of Debt Reduction: Summer Solstice Edition (15)
19: Hosting the Carnival of Debt Reduction (3)
17: Facelift, Gardens, and Carnivals Oh My! (6)
17: How to Clean a Diamond Ring (15)
13: 10 Reasons the Diva Cup Can Change Your Life (146)
09: How to Match Your Skills to Employer Requirements (7)
07: Gardens, Carnivals, and Deer Oh My! (10)
04: How to Research a Prospective Employer (4)
02: How to Find a Job (1)
01: Babies, Gardens, and Carnivals Oh My! (9)

May 2008 (13)
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29: How to Choose a New Career (5)
28: Your Career is Calling: Five Ways to Kick Start Your Job Hunt (3)
26: Review: Moneydance 2008 (a Quicken alternative) (20)
25: A day without electricity (17)
20: 10 Stolen Wallet Tips (8)
18: How to Soak Dried Beans: Your Questions Answered (22)
17: Bras, Carnivals, and Proposals Oh My! (8)
15: Welcome Steve Pavlina Readers! (0)
11: How to Be a Woman (52)
08: How To Buy Life Insurance Without Getting Screwed (41)
07: Welcome Being Frugal Readers! (2)
05: Just Grin and Bear It? How to Protect Your Property from Wildlife! (6)
03: Bear Carnage, Carnivals, and Confusion Oh My! (0)

April 2008 (18)
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30: Ten things you must carry in your purse or wallet (16)
29: Recipe: Chocolate Almond Truffles (6)
28: Top Five Frugalicious Desserts (12)
27: Ask the Readers: What are your Top Frugalicious Foods for Kids? (6)
25: Bears, Carnivals, and Twitter Oh My! (10)
23: How to buy dark chocolate without becoming bitter (11)
21: Complimentary Turkey? Why Free Stuff is for the Birds! (17)
18: Ten Ways To Enhance Your Education (4)
17: Ten Tips To Nurture Your Network (1)
16: Stop Setting Goals! Start Gathering Goals! (2)
15: How To Spot Your Strengths (5)
14: Five Ways To Find Your Passion (6)
13: Your Career is Calling: Five Paths to Job Perfection (6)
11: Carnivals and Squawkfox Shout-Outs! (0)
09: Video: Using the Rent vs. Buy Calculator (6)
07: Ten things you should never carry in a purse or wallet (39)
04: Top Five Frugalicious Lunches (7)
04: Carnivals (1)

March 2008 (18)
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31: Top Ten 80s Songs About Money (16)
28: Top Five Frugalicious Breakfasts (6)
25: Review: PearBudget Beta (7)
25: Carnivals (1)
23: Toastmasters is Torture! So why do it? (21)
21: Top Five Frugalicious Snacks (15)
19: Just say “NO” to crap! (40)
19: Carnivals (0)
16: Should a gift keep costing? Am I a gift horse? (14)
13: Top Ten Fantastic Frugalicious Foods (21)
11: Book Review: Personal Finance for Dummies (4)
10: Hooking up a Home Office for Less (1)
10: Carnivals (1)
08: Stop faking it! Eat frugalicious food! (10)
06: New Tool: Rent vs. Buy Calculator (4)
04: Ten Financial Lessons I Learned from my Dog (25)
04: This Week at the Carnivals (1)
02: New Site Look (2)

February 2008 (24)
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29: Why Good Debt is a Lie (31)
28: RRSP deadline looms (0)
26: Festival of Frugality #114 (0)
25: Top Five Tax Tips for the Taxed (1)
25: Carnival on Personal Finance – The College Years Edition (2)
24: Where should I put my RRSP? (5)
21: RBC Buys Phillips, Hager & North (CRIES) (6)
20: Need a Financial Tool or Calculator? (5)
19: How to Soak and Cook Dried Beans (35)
19: Festival of Frugality #113 (0)
18: Ten Reasons Soaking Dried Beans Can Change Your Life (59)
18: Carnivals on Personal Finance and Debt Reduction (Round 3) (0)
16: New Tool: Loan Amortization Calculator (1)
16: What are Index Funds? What are Exchange Traded Funds? (2)
13: The Cost Of Doing An Ironman Triathlon (16)
12: New Tool: Portfolio MER Calculator (4)
12: Festival of Frugality #112 (0)
11: Are you a manic RRSP maxer? (1)
11: Carnivals on Personal Finance and Debt Reduction (Round 2) (0)
08: ING Direct Streetwise Funds Vs. TD Index e-Series Funds (16)
06: How To Avoid Student Debt (9)
05: How I Paid Off My Student Debt in Six Months (113)
04: Carnivals on Personal Finance and Debt Reduction (4)
03: Legal Stuff: Disclaimer (0)

January 2008 (17)
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31: Top Ten Reasons Women Should Embrace Personal Finance (3)
29: Stop giving the government an interest free loan (T1213) (10)
28: Carnival of Personal Finance #137 (2)
27: Review: StudioTax 2007 (8)
25: I have zero debt. Am I weird? (25)
22: Don’t Panic! (0)
21: Pulling my leg costs $50 bucks? (2)
21: Whisked away for the weekend! (0)
16: Returning UFile 2007 – Trying StudioTax (3)
15: ING Index Funds? Huh? (3)
13: Review: UFile Standard 2007 (7)
11: Are you switching to UFile? (4)
11: Another CRTC Response to Telus Fee Complaint (1)
10: CRTC Responds to my Telus Complaint (5)
09: Telus Long Distance Access Fee – Yours for $2.95 a Month! (3)
08: Switching to UFile 2007 (4)
02: Welcome (0)

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is the creator of Squawkfox.com, a journalist, and a two-time Ironman triathlon finisher. She beat $17,000 in debt and saved a six-figure portfolio. Kerry lives on an organic farm in British Columbia with her husband, Carl, and their mutt, Pivo.

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