What I read & recommend: September 2025
The first half is all the books I read & recommend. The second half are books I started reading / read but do not think highly enough of to recommend (although some I had to fi
Canada Estate Planning for Tax Efficiency Rough Guide – Update 2025
So I wrote a rough guide on estate planning in Canada that I plan on following here: Estate Planning Guide for paying the lease amount of Taxes in Canada based on reading articles
Collection of ‘Things’ from August 2025
favourite read Empress Dowager Cixi: Jung Chang This is truly an incredible book about an incredible, impressive woman. As mentioned, being held back by simply being born th
What I read & recommend: August 2025
The first half is all the books I read & recommend. The second half are books I started reading / read but do not think highly enough of to recommend (although some I had to fi
The Net Worth, Assets, and Debts of Canada (2023)
Source: StatsCan Take a look at the most common types of assets: Family Home median value = $500,000 …same value as the median net worth. I mean it is not definitive, but what w
Who do you feel pressured to keep up with?
I was talking to a colleague the other day (younger) who said that she just felt left out. Left out of everything, like she wasn’t keeping up. All of her friends were married, bu
3 Useful Purchases I Have Made Lately: Part 3
1. Wet/dry bags These are endlessly useful. I these wonderful wet/dry bags to hold toiletries (when I am traveling domestically and don’t need to fly and use see-through plas
How to use ‘Wise’ (formerly TransferWise) when traveling abroad
I signed up to Wise when it was called ‘TransferWise’ years ago. I never used it to purchase anything online, or even when I traveled. All of this changed when they fin
Organizing Series: What I do with my keys, purse, phone and miscellaneous ‘purse’ items…
I have a designated area where I drop all of my items – keys, purse, and other things like lip balm, chargers, tissue boxes and so on. Here is what it looks like: &nbs
Collection of ‘Things’ from July 2025
favourite read Crunch: Natalie Whittle This book was truly delicious. I wanted to eat bags and bags of chips while reading it (I should have!), and it made me appreciate the humble