I hate budgets. Yes, I do, and for a myriad of reasons *hides behind a wall to avoid cyber-stones thrown at her*. I have said so previously on many occasions so when I read this article from Mr. CBB on Canadian Budget Binder about why budgets suck but not really, my first reaction was to… Read more
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The case for earning more
Last July, my second site, MakeMoneyYourWay, was officially launched! As I have said before, this is a site that stands firmly on the earn more side of the earn more/spend less equation. So today I want to make a case for earning more. As for spending less, you know I hate waste. I do not… Read more
Every little counts
A couple of days ago, I was talking about failure, and how it affects people. Some will set the bar too high, then fail and give up. I don’t really mind failure, I’ve had my fair share of it, and also my fair share of success. Why? Because when I failed, I didn’t… Read more
Where will your savings rate take you?
Morning! Today I want to show you a very simple thing: there is no ridiculous amount in savings. $10 per week can add up to a great deal of money over the long term. Yes, it won’t be sexy at first, but with the power of compound interest it can help you build a serious… Read more
Choosing your investment strategy
Knowing where to begin when you start investing can be confusing. There are lots of ways to get started, whether you decide to pick the stocks yourself or to go with a company’s managed funds. Here is a description of the most common ways of investing. Index funds Index funds are an easy way… Read more
Retirement? What retirement?
Good morning! Today I have a post from Maria, the blogger behind The Money Principle: a personal finance blog that will ‘make your head hurt and your wallet sing’. There she writes about money management, wealth, health and anything that takes her fancy. Enjoy! Once upon a time retirement was a relatively simple and… Read more
Your Taxes Shouldn’t Be Financially Taxing
After working for years doing typical monotonous work in Cubicleville crunching away at numbers, balancing accounts and adjusting general ledgers, I thought I had a pretty firm grasp on my own financial future. Sure, I started a 401k and put a percentage of my pay away for that rainy day, years from now. I invested… Read more
Lessons learned from an investment gone wrong
As you may know by now, I enjoy high risk/reward investments as part of my investing strategies. Being young, healthy, and with a sought-after degree in business, I can still go back to work if the plan was all too risky, but so far, things have been going quite well. Except for that investment. I… Read more
Your personal credit rating: How to understand and improve it
Applying for a loan, mortgage or even something as small as a credit card can seem like a painstakingly long task. You can never be too sure whether or not the lender will accept your request, while your financial circumstances will have a significant impact on whether or not you can get such a… Read more
Top Tips For Easing Life’s Financial Burdens
The ideal life would be one where financial worries did not exist. Unfortunately, in tough economic times such as these, the path to financial freedom is one fraught with an increasing number of obstacles. From seeking out the best deals on necessary expenditures to putting away a little cash where we can,… Read more