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The 5 Financial Habits that Changed My Life
I don’t try to hide the fact that we used to be pretty sucky with our finances. Although we never let things get too out of hand, I finally accept the fact that we used to waste most of our income. ... (Continue reading)
Shopping Leads to More Shopping
Ever notice how sometimes when you go shopping for one thing, you end up bringing home four or five other things? How many times have you heard, “I only came in for…” at the check-out? Stanford University did some studies... (Continue reading)
Tips to Save Money During Winter
Goodbye Christmas!!! (Thank God!) Hello Snowpocalypse 2012!!! As you may have heard, we here in the Midwest took a fierce body punch from one of the first major winter storms of the season. We were covered with about about 10... (Continue reading)
Making a Lot of Money – The Opportunity to Not Be Broke
I hate to be the one to break it to you, but making a lot of money does not guarantee that you will have financial success. Of course, it could mean that you reach financial greatness. It is possible that... (Continue reading)
Half of Canadians Live Paycheque to Paycheque
Written on 9 Sep, 2012 at 22:06 in News & Opinion | Comments
Almost half of Canadians live paycheque to paycheque, a new survey has found. But that number is down from last year. According to a Canadian Payroll Association poll, 47% of Canadians live payday to payday in 2012, reporting they would... (Continue reading)
How We Tamed Our Debit Card Urge
At a time when we were really watching our pennies, my husband and I decided to use an old-school trick for budgeting to stop us from frittering our money away. I wasn’t sure exactly how much money we actually spent... (Continue reading)
Why it’s So Easy to Spend in the Summer
I’m always tempted to spend a little more money in the summer when I’m out and about with the family, particularly when it comes to eating out. When we’ve been out at the park or the playground, and the kids... (Continue reading)
Saving – 10 Things You Need To Know
There’s a reason why the saying ‘a penny saved is a penny earned has been around a long time’ – it’s true. Saving money can feel like hard work. But there’s no mystery to it. From getting started with a... (Continue reading)
5 Childish Reasons For Not Saving
There are five major reasons employees don’t save for retirement, according to a Buck Consultants brief released Thursday. As cited by Pensions World in February of this year (see Pensions Provision: Why save for retirement) they are: 1.) A fatalistic... (Continue reading)
7 Ideas to Cut Cost this Summer
As summer approaches many of us wish we’d started saving a lot earlier for a summer holiday. Even so this doesn’t mean you can’t get away. You might not get three weeks in the south of France, but with a... (Continue reading)
