Female Canadian Personal Finance Blogs Everyone Has a Story When I first started thinking about creating a blog I was super intimidated. I had read a lot of great blogs from some excellent writers and thought that I could never compare to them. I had a serious case of imposter syndrome. Then I realized something, I didn’t have …
There are 2 main components involved with how to save money with 5 simple phone calls, there is who to call and what to say. With the increase in time, I now have on my hands I have decided to make some targeted phone calls to see if I could save money. Complacency can cost money …
Are you struggling with trying to now work from home while your toddler gets into everything they are not supposed to? Have you been instantly forced into working from home without childcare? I’m going to share my 13 tips for surviving working from home with a toddler. This list is about keeping your sanity and …
What a quarter it has been. When I first wrote out my 20 goals for 2020, I had no idea what was to come. In the first 2 months of the year, things were just humming along and I was making great progress on many of the goals on my list. Then a global pandemic was declared …
This month was difficult for me to reflect on my money mistake – the cost of not being prepared. There is a lot going on in the world right now and personally, there have been a lot of changes for me and my family. All of this upheaval has taken a lot of my energy and mental …
There is a ton of uncertainty all around us. I’m doing my best to focus on smart money moves that I can make right now. Access to information is both helping and hurting me in this current situation. I love keeping updated about what is going on, and as a numbers nerd, I am all in on …
If you have questions about the Canadian stimulus package I have all the details broken down for you to easily get what you need. Lately, I have been following the announcements of government stimulus packages very closely. I have become addicted to press conferences and can now easily get my daily fix both federally and …
At the beginning of the month (which feels like years ago now), Mrs. Miller of Millers on Fire, and I collaborated and created a mindful money week challenge on Instagram that we called #mindfulmoneyweek. Although I’m somewhat new to Instagram, I was up for the challenge when Mrs. Miller suggested it. What I wasn’t prepared for was the …
This week I’m super excited to be sharing a guest post all about paying off student loans early, from Katie, the founder of Agape Investing. I have often received questions about student loans and as someone who never had them, I thought it would be best to seek out someone who did. Katie writes on topics surrounding …
This month’s money mistake – not keeping up on vehicle maintenance Financially I think I do a lot of things well but there is always room for improvement. The Monthly Money Mistake series is a place where I can highlight a mistake from the previous month, provide follow up from previous months’ mistakes, and record …
When we first merged our finances (which was very early in our relationship) I noticed that I spent a lot less than hubby did. At the time we had no concept of what we were spending or how to align our spending with our values. Money was something that we earned and spent at will. Fun money …
