Last week, someone in the Twittersphere asked people to share their best money-making tip. Mine was simple – cook at home more. I’ve never hidden the fact that I consider my kitchen to be a magic money-maker. A few hours each week in the kitchen means that I’m not spending money on over-sized portions of […]
“Wow! I had way too much money to tide me over when I was unemployed and had bills to pay!” – said No One Ever By now, you may heard that it’s best to have 3-6 months of income in your emergency fund. You know your finances better than I ever will, but it seems […]
Truth be told, it took me a very long time to realize that banks are a tool that will help me achieve my personal finance goals. Every three months, the Big Banks release their earnings. More often than not, those earnings are in the billions, if not the hundreds of millions. And people start frothing […]
When I was a kid, one of the things I learned from my mother was that interest rates are inversely correlated to housing prices. If interest rates are going down, then housing prices are going up. Over the last 12 months, I’ve seen this lesson play out in real life. By the time this blog […]
The deadline to contribute to your Registered Retirement Savings Plan for the 2020 tax year is March 1, 2021. I would strongly suggest that you contribute a little something to your RRSP because the money will grow on a tax-deferred basis. Tax-deferred just means that the money will not be taxed by the Canada Revenue […]
Being bright isn’t a requirement to being successful with personal finance and investing. I speak from personal experience as I don’t consider myself to be overly bright. There are many people in my circle who are much smarter than me and who learn things much faster than I do. Their net worths are not necessarily […]
One of the cruel ironies of money is as follows: the less you have the more you need it. Take two people – Joe & Morty. Both of them have monthly expenses of $2,750 – rent, food, utilities, car payment, gasoline, and various other stuff. Joe has $500 to pay his bills this month. (His […]
Ever since I started learning about personal finance, I’ve noted that those who are successful at it have 5 traits in common. These 5 traits appear regardless of the path taken. Some people invested in the stock market, either through stock picking, mutual funds, or exchange-traded funds. Others became real estate investors and built a […]
Welcome to 2021! A bright and shiny new year stretches out in front of us. Have you figured out what you want to do with it? Any resolutions in place yet? Or do you firmly believe every new dawn brings you the chance to change you life as you see fit? Whichever philosophy you adopt, […]
Hope you had a good Christmas, even if you may not have celebrated exactly as you would’ve pre-pandemic. And if you were able to celebrate in your normal fashion, then good on you. Another Christmas is in the history books. It is now the day after the extra calories, the all-day pjs, the gifts, the […]