Over the past few months, I’ve been seeing many articles about the death of FIRE. For those that don’t know, FIRE is an acronym for Financial Independence, Retire Early. Its popularity as an idea really took off before March 2020. Since the return of inflation, not as many people have been preaching about it. For […]
Starting on January 1, 2023, the contribution room to the Tax Free Savings Account will increase from $6,000 to $6,500. If you’re fortunate enough to have any money to invest, take advantage of tax-free growth and invest it under the TFSA umbrella. It should be obvious but I’ll say it anyway. Investments grow faster when […]
Way back in 2011, I started to invest in dividend funds. I started with a bank’s mutual fund, then moved my money into an index fund with an investment company, and I’ve now finally settled on a couple of exchange traded funds.*** I had a goal of creating a steady stream of passive income. What […]
When I was growing up, my parents always encouraged to be a professional. I was told to aim for dentistry, medicine, and law. My parents wanted me to be a professional so that I could always create a job for myself. They knew, and wanted me to understand, that working for someone else meant that […]
House-hacking can be an amazing tool for building wealth. You know how sometimes you’re on YouTube watching one thing and then a suggestion pops up on the side of the screen? And you decide to hit play instead of scrolling past it? Well, this week held one of those so I indulged my curiosity and […]
Not a single one among us is born knowing how to use money perfectly. Our skill with money comes from making mistakes and learning from them. For my part, I’ve made several notable mistakes with money over the years. I’ve written before about how I failed to take action with my investment plan for 5 […]
Tempus fungit… which is Latin for time flies. And boy does it ever! In 2006, I was fortunate enough to pay off my house. Unfortunately, I wasn’t smart enough to immediately turn my former mortgage payments into investment contributions. Instead, I didn’t start dollar-cost-averaging into the stock market until 2011. This was on one of […]
Two people I’ve been following online for the past few years – Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung – wrote a fabulous book called Quit Like a Millionaire. You should read it sooner rather than later. (And let me be very clear, right up front – I am not being compensated by anyone for this review.) […]
I’ve been a big fan of Garth Turner, who blogs over at Greater Fool, for a few years now. He’s a big proponent of creating cash flows for retirement. Towards that end, he has written many, many persuasive posts about why people should sell their homes, invest the equity, and live off the investment income. […]
Even if you’re a Singleton like me, the implications of intergenerational wealth may have touched your life at some point. I like to think of intergenerational wealth as a faucet of income that helps younger generations to start their adult lives without debt. It’s a financial tool that allows young adults to master the skills […]