• Work Options
• Living Out the Choices
• Finance & Budgeting
• Food
• Clothing
• Getting Around

Work Options

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Living Out the Choices

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Finance & Budgeting

Budgeting Links

• Click here for information from CFCC about Budgeting
• Click here to use the spending Tracker from CFCC
• Click here to read the Monthly Budgeting Guide from CFCC

Credit and Debt Links

• Click here for information from FCAC on Saving Money with Credit Cards (.pdf)
• Click here for information from FCAC about Credit Report Scores (.pdf)
• Click here for information from CFCC about Credit Repair
• Click here for information from CFCC about Collection Agencies
• Click here to view a sample letter to creditors from CFCC

Money Management Tips

• Click here to read the top ten money management tips from CFCC
• Click here for information from CFCC about credit options
• Click here for information from CFCC on mortgages
• Click here for information from CFCC on bankruptcy
• Click here for information from FCAC on payday loans

Family Finances

• Click here for information from the Vanier Institute about assets, debt and net worth
• Click here for information from the Vanier Institute on Family Finances

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Food

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Clothing

• List of local thrift and consignment stores

Buy and Trade Networks:

• Kijiji - free, local, community classifieds website
• Freecycle - a service to facilitate free trades of used goods

Clothing Swap Sites:

• Swap Style - online fashion swap party where you can swap clothes, swap accessories, swap cosmetics, swap shoes and lots more
• Rehash - a fashionable way for you to trade your clothing, accessories, and books with others online
• Bigwardrobe.com - a the new way to swap things you don't wear for things you will, or turn your unwanted clothes back into cash

Instructional/Informational Sites:

• The Instructional Video Network
• Sewing Machine Reviewer - Sewing Machine Reviews and Ratings

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Getting Around

• The Financial Services Commission of Ontario - Regulates Auto Insurance Industry
• Ministry of Transportation - Regulations related to buying used vehicle
• Better Business Bureau of South Western Ontario - Accredited Auto Service Companies
• Car Pooling - Canada's Free Carpool Service

Cycling Commuting Resources

• League of American Bicyclists - Advice and ‘how to’ on literally everything to do with commuting
• Ministry of Transportation - Highlights of the highway traffic act as it relates to bicycles in Ontario
• City of Toronto - Offers commuting tips specific to cycling in southern Ontario
• Recycle Cycles - a community bicycle resource centre which provides bike shop facilities for individuals to repair their own bicycles
• Canbike Training Courses

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