Here are your colourfully approved weekend articles to satisfy your financial hunger for the weekend:

• Million Dollar Journey discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a prepaid funeral.

• Canadian Dream: Free at 45 shares why your budget may fail.

• The Canadian Financial Blog outlines 10 ways to save money on groceries.

• Spend on Life looks at low interest cards to save you money.

Check back here every Friday for only the best Canadian personal finance articles, as we will bring them all to you, our valued reader.

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The Festival of Frugality only publishes the best articles around the personal finance blogosphere and we at Colourful Money are honoured to be nominated and bestowed such an important position:

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We have been nominated with our “shot heard ’round the world” impression with our article on With Pensions, Do You Even Need RRSPs?.

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New to Colourful Money is our Friday post that links to relevant articles around the Canadian personal finance blogosphere. All posts are colourfully approved and are supplemental for furthering your financial education.

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• Million Dollar Journey shares 8 ways to keep your kids busy this summer without going broke.

• Four Pillars outlines tips on how to identify scams and con artists.

• Canadian Dream: Free at 45 discusses part 1 of a 2 part series on the Smith Maneuver.

• The Canadian Financial Blog discusses whether you should purchase or lease a vehicle.

• Canadian Capitalist discusses the currency effects of buying foreign stocks or ETFs on US exchanges.

Check back here every Friday for only the best Canadian personal finance articles, as we will bring them all to you, our valued reader.

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