A quick Google search for personal finance blogs will provide you with a long list of content written by males. But they are not the only one’s with a voice (or opinion) related to personal finance. So I’ve curated a list of female Canadian Personal Finance blogs. Everyone Has a Story When I first started …
Trying to over-optimize my finances, and therefore valuing money over time is my money lesson for May 2020. You could also call this a money mistake as it goes against aligning my money with my values, something that I’m constantly working towards. I’m a huge fan of the word optimize. It just sounds like something you should want …
Whether we are aware of it or not, who we choose to spend time with and the content that we consume has a large impact on our thoughts and creates an echo chamber of ideas. What is an echo chamber? An echo chamber is an environment where you are only exposed to ideas and information …
I first heard about personal investment policy statements on the ChooseFI podcast; episode 097 to be exact. Prior to that, I had no idea what a personal investment policy statement was, or even that people had created their own. Because my curiosity was piqued I began to research what this personal statement was and why it …
When it comes to investing, your financial advisor is not your friend. It may sound cliché, and maybe you have heard it a hundred times, but nobody cares more about your money than you do – not even your friends. And if time is money, then nobody cares more about your time than you do. And momma …
When I first started the monthly money mistake series it was a way to stay accountable at the same time as learning new money lessons. This month I’m going to focus more on the money lesson than the money mistake. A money lesson also sounds more targeted toward growth than a money mistake. Yes, it is …
There are many lessons that I hope to teach my daughter, as I’m sure there are many lessons you would like to teach your children. To help share these lessons I have decided to write them down in a letter to my daughter. Maybe it’s time to write your children a letter too. Right now …
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 …
