At the time of publishing this post, there are less than 60 days left in 2024. You might want to start thinking about your dreams and goals for the new year. Whatever yours are, I’m going to suggest that learning to master your money should be one of your goals. After all, you’re the person […]
Well, we’re already weeks into the final third of the year. Tempus fungit, which is why you should take 20 minutes or so to assess your financial progress. Is your debt decreasing or increasing? Have you added more money to your emergency fund? Did you set up an automatic transfer? Are your sinking funds in […]
I spend a lot of time talking about paying off debt. Why? For the simple reason that debt impedes you from spending your money on the things that you really want. Once the debt is gone, what should you do with your former debt payments? This post isn’t for those of you who already have […]
Most of us dream of winning the lottery, but there are times when smaller lump-sums come into our lives. What should be done with that extra money? In my humble opinion, you should split that extra money in the following way: Investments need to be funded. My advice is to invest money when you have […]
I’ve been learning about wealth-building and personal finance for awhile now. Allow me to save you some time by sharing the methods that helped me to reach my own financial goals. If you want to increase your wealth, then implement as many of the following strategies as you can. Don’t be discouraged if you can’t […]
Happy New Year! I hope that you 2024 is off to a great start for you. I’m happy to report that my cash machine hit a new milestone in 2023. After crunching all my numbers and updating all of my spreadsheets, I was quite pleased. For the first time ever, my cash machine generated more […]
You learn a lot from failure. It’s a more instructive teacher than success. Everyone makes mistakes with their investments. Warren Buffett started investing when he was 10. Do not let anyone convince you that every investment he’s made in his entire life was a winner. If I had to guess, I’m sure that he’s made […]
Three little words. These three small words have the power to change your financial destiny if you make the choice to implement them in your life. Invest the difference. What does that mean? In a nutshell, it means you should be living below your means. The LBYM-lifestyle translates into always having a gap between what […]
Hear me now! Your TFSA should be for investing. Don’t use it as a savings account for your emergency fund or as a sinking fun for stuff. In 2024, the contribution room for the TFSA will go up to $7,000. Please don’t tell me that you can’t afford to save $7,000. What can you afford […]
It’s expensive out there. Staying at home with a cup of homemade coffee, snuggled under my favourite throw, and reading a long-anticipated book is a cheaper use of my time. And it’s just as satisfying to me as anything I pay for outside my home. I don’t know about you but it’s expensive to leave […]