Leading Out on February 10th, 2009

Hey, Teacher: What are you Doing with your Life? Are you tired and overworked? Do you feel drained in January? Do you look forward one week off in March to return in March and feel exhausted? Has a 20-week term got you down? Here’s the answer: MOVE TO AUSTRALIA! WARNING: this is not a sales [...]

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The Australian Dollar vs. The Canadian Dollar The market keeps fluctuating with the Australian dollar recently decreasing significantly below the Canadian dollar. Previously the two were quite even. Canada has always had a bit of an upper edge on the Australian dollar, but for 2006-2008, this has been less than a 10 cent difference on [...]

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Leading Out on June 21st, 2008

At a car dealership recently, a salesman admitted to me that when he sees teachers coming, “he runs”.  As a waitress, a colleague once stiffed, “bloody teachers never tip”. We have long been regarded as stingy. And most sales people that we have to deal with dislike our supposed thriftiness. So what I’m wondering is–where does it [...]

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