Carrick on money: The hidden cost of killing the penny The hidden cost of killing the penny It's the sudden irrelevance of dozens of expressions based on the penny. See a penny, pick it up and all the day you'll, um, wonder why you bothered. Rick Mercer on Housing A satirical look at the housing market's ups and downs. Meanwhile back in real life, this blurb from Toronto Life's website describes the kind of real estate transaction that will be increasingly common in the future. An older couple who downsized to a condo years ago are selling and moving to more of an assisted living arrangement. The haggling-hater's guide to car buying The Boomer & Echo blog looks at a car-buying service called Unhaggle - you pay $49 and they find the best deal for you at local dealers.