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Category: Money

Nathaniel Christopher / April 4, 2013 / 4 Comments

Canada Post Kiosks!

I still communicate with some people and organizations by mail which means I am frequent visitor to the post office. Unfortunately it’s usually an unpleasant experience on account of the lines and inc...
Nathaniel Christopher / September 8, 2009 / 3 Comments

Taking the city bus from Vancouver to Seattle

Have you ever considered taking the city bus from Vancouver to Seattle? Not the Greyhound, car, or Amtrak but public transit. I considered it, found out it was possible. I was curious to see how far s...
Nathaniel Christopher / July 20, 2009 / 3 Comments

Nathaniel.ca reader responds!!

I got this email last night in response to an article I wrote in 2006. I don’t know this person, and am not sure how or why they stumbled on my site but it’s cool to get feedback… I ...
Nathaniel Christopher / November 7, 2008 / 2 Comments

Easy money

So, I don’t get paid until Friday. I’m kind of totally broke right now so I thought I’d hit up my housemate for money. The standard “can I borrow some money until Friday”...
Nathaniel Christopher / October 21, 2008 / 5 Comments

Singing the praises of Dolly Iris

When I shop at Safeway I notice the only dessert they have at the deli is this stuff called ambrosia salad. It’s so good but it’s kind of expensive at $1.19 for every 100 grams.  I really ...
Nathaniel Christopher / October 9, 2008 / 3 Comments

Canada Post vs. Nathaniel

So, when I opened the mail today I received a letter in the strangest envelope. It was a cheque I was expecting, but there was no return address and the postal marks were very strange. It was stamped ...
Nathaniel Christopher / September 28, 2008 / 3 Comments

BEING TWENTY – SOMETHING

My friend Dolly posted an inspirational email on her blog the other day. It struck a deep chord with me and where I’m at in my life these days.  So, here it is: They call it the “Quarter-l...
Nathaniel Christopher / September 7, 2008 / 2 Comments

How to get free Coke

I drink a lot of Coke and so when I run out I get a bit crazy. I usually keep an emergency stash of Coke for times like this, or failing that I always have lot of cans and bottles that I can cash in t...
Nathaniel Christopher / September 6, 2008 / 3 Comments

How to get good food for free

Okay, so I went to the food bank today. I went there a few weeks ago and they were out of food. So I came back earlier today, at about 8:45 and waited an hour until they opened up. By that time the li...
Nathaniel Christopher / August 5, 2008 / 2 Comments

McDonald’s double cheesburger shortage

  I love McDonald’s. In fact, I live off of their Value Menu. It’s where I seem to get most of my food these days.  I have some friends here in Vancouver who have expressed their reservations abo...

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