Pick a goal, not an excuse – The Paradox of Success
I get a lot of comments on Instagram when I post things like my savings rate, or my income. A lot of these comments are along the lines of: Oh it’s easy for you to save 50% o
What’s stopping you?
Have you ever said “I wish…”? Why not turn it into the truth? Go through the exercise, and say something ‘outrageous’ that you have said “I wish
Can’t save $100, can’t save $1000 or Why a rich mindset matters
I talk a lot about rich and poor mindsets and to be clear, I am not talking about BEING rich or BEING poor, I am talking about the way you look at, think of, and consider your mone
Money Talk: What are you working towards? What dreams do you have (1 year, 5 years, 10 years, 20 years)?
What are you working towards? I am working towards right now, trying to figure out what I want to do when I retire. Actually, if I want to retire. I need a project. A goal, a dream
Learning to Restrict Yourself to Appreciate Everything
I haven’t really been restricting myself on anything for a long time. Is anyone surprised? You shouldn’t be. Ever since I cleared my debt, I found saving money to be so
When your home increases in value, you start feeling richer even if you aren’t
There was an interesting study from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in 2015 when they showed that each time a house rose in value by 1% from the market, there was a half a perc
When will you have ‘enough’ money to spend the way that you want?
I did an informal poll on Instagram: I also then received plenty of DMs like this: So here’s what I think… AT SOME POINT IT IS ENOUGH MONEY I mean
TFSA versus RRSP – Which plan is ‘better’ overall?
Once and for all, I’d like to say that the TFSA, overall, is the best savings vehicle for everyone at all income levels. Read: TFSA 101 RRSP 101 Why the heck did they name it
How to calculate if anything, like a points program (like PC Points) or a deal is worth it
I understand that we aren’t really taught how to compare prices, deals and cost-per-unit/use and so on in school, so if this is remotely helpful to people, I am happy. I am u
Paypal help: How to stop Paypal from debiting accounts you don’t want them to (preferred payment source funding methods) and more…
So… I have some chequing accounts where I keep $0 in there. They’re simply to receive payments or send payments but not out of my main chequing account. If I want to se