Summer Job Financial Strategies
Your first ever summer job and an income. Finally. Part of the work experience will likely include on-the-job instruction and part of your summer experience…
Canadian Clichés
I was sitting at the Cottage, during the typical Muskoka rain storm, contemplating about what I wanted to write about for our new Northern River…
Fatherly Financial Advice
It’s Dad’s Day. It’s a time when children share what they like best about their Dads. Ask a few kids and they’ll probably say that…
Summer Time Savings
You can save money throughout the year, but the warm temperatures of summer provide some strategies that just don’t apply in the winter months. There…
Financing The Family Vacation
Good old summer time is upon us. In Canada, the May 24 long weekend signals the start of the traditional Canadian summer season. Having spent…
Some Motherly Financial Life Advice
Many people await the words of professional advisors for advice to direct our financial decisions. What we may not appreciate is the great source of…
Living Your New Financial Life Together
I was delighted to see the response we received for our recent blog post entitled “Starting Your New Financial Life Together.” Thank you. It seems to…
Canada’s Cashless Psychology
There is a silent and swift shift in the way we have embraced cash in our society. In fact, Canadians are one of the leading…
A Personal Debt Perspective
In the news, there seems to be an ever more frequent reference to the increasing level of personal debt carried by Canadians and the perils…
Planning Your New Financial Life Together
Marriage or deciding to live together introduces changes in a new couple’s financial situation that will affect all aspects of their life together. I have…