Why We’re Not Paying Off Our Mortgage Early
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View ArticleDo You Have The Right Chequing Account? Here’s How (and When) To Check
There was a day — a simpler time! — when all I needed from a chequing account was the ability to receive direct deposits and a card that let me buy things. Slowly, gradually, that has changed. For a...
View ArticleWhy It’s Probably Time to Rethink Your Bank Account (And Other Accounts, Too)
The way I see it, life milestones are the perfect time to re-evaluate your finances — whether you’re finally escaping school, getting hitched, buying a home or making more money at a new job. Your...
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How I Saved an Extra $1155.12 a Year in 30 Minutes
Do you know how much you spend every month on automated payments? Are you sure? Reallllly sure? I wasn’t. I knew I had a few payments that came out of my credit card automatically every month, but I...
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Adventures in Replacing My Starbucks Habit
Disclaimer: This post is from a time when I was really focused on reducing my spending. I’ve since loosened up, and happily include a few lattes a month in my budget—and omg upgrading to a french press...
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How Not to Start an Emergency Fund
I’ve made my fair share of basic money mistakes, from paying over $50 a month in bank fees to waiting way, way too long to invest my long-term savings in the stock market, but today’s is a doozy. I’m...
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Is It Crazy to Cut Your Own Hair?
“I think I’m going to try cutting my own hair.” After extensive scientific* testing, I’ve determined that this sentence is a fool-proof way to elicit “crazy face.” As in, the face people make at you...
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How to Save a Five Figure Down Payment (And What To Do After That)
In order to buy a house, you’ll likely need to know how to save a five figure down payment, and that’s if you’re in an affordable housing market. With a minimum (Canadian) down payment of 5% of the...
View ArticleOne Simple Way to Kickstart Your Money-Saving Habits
I know what it’s like to look at your budget and feel like there’s literally nothing you can cut out to save more money, or any money-saving habits you can add into your life. I mean, to be perfectly...
View ArticleA Millennial’s Guide to the TFSA
I put together this millennial’s guide to the TFSA—aka the Tax Free Savings Account—to help out every friend who has messaged me, slightly embarrassed, to admit that while they might have a TFSA, they...
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