Navigating Going Back to Work After Maternity Leave – All the Feelings It has now been almost 2 months since going back to work after maternity leave and I’m exhausted! I thought that I was tired in the first few months after my little one was born. But going back to work I have achieved a …
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 is more than one RRSP benefit available to you. In order to fully understand these, you should have a good understanding of RRSP’s in general. A RRSP is a registered retirement savings plan. It is a tax deferred account. This means, you contribute pre-tax money, it grows tax free and then it is taxed when …
There is just something about a long weekend that makes me feel so much more relaxed than a regular weekend. The weather can be awful, or I can be not feeling great and it doesn’t matter if it’s a long weekend. It is currently Monday of a long weekend and I just woke up from a …
Everyone has advice for new moms. Some of it good and some of it unsolicited. This article isn’t about that kind of advice. It is about real advice for new moms. What I would tell my pregnant self if I could go back in time. The insider information that I would share with my close friends and family. As the mom …
Not Paying Attention at the Grocery Store 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 action steps for improvement in the …
Financial Freedom Mindset – The Catalyst At the age of 32 and a half, (I know a weird age to reflect on), it hit me. If I was going to work until the traditional retirement age of 65 then I would have to work for as long as I had currently been alive! Just the thought …
5 Things I Learned Living in Someone Else’s House this Summer I’m a bit late on this post, it should have come out in the beginning of September. But as you will read it has been a bit whirlwind summer and beginning of the fall. Earlier this year we decided to start looking for a …
This week I’m excited to have my very first guest post – Why I Love Budgeting & How its Changed My Life. Rachel is the creative behind Money Hacking Mama. She is passionate about sharing money hacks for savvy mamas. As a mama on the path to financial independence Rachel has a lot to share. By making a few simple …
9 Free Things to do With Your Baby this Fall in Edmonton The information in this post is deemed to be current at time of posting. Please check the websites throughout for the most up to date information. The fall is my favourite season. Mother Nature starts to change the colour of the leaves making for beautiful …
