Why people suck at keeping New Years Resolutions
It’s that time of year again! Every year, someone tells me excitedly: I am going to go to the gym/yoga/Pilates every day and lose 10 pounds a month, and get SO FIT you’
Investing Series: What is an “MER” (Management Expense Ratio)?
This is a part of the Investing Series. ————————————————- Management Expense Ratios are a fancy way of saying that investors need to pay for the gu
What it costs to buy a home versus renting one
Obviously as I don’t own a home, these are just estimations based on mortgage calculators I found online, and notes from other sites put into one big table. SCENARIO: MONTREA
Flip Flop Budgeting: Budgets for those who hate to budget
I’m going to suggest something slightly unorthodox when it comes to budgeting. I have a feeling most of you do this anyway to some extent so it’s not going to come as a
How much do you need to have saved to be able to retire in 20 years?
The answer seems to that in 20 years, around $1.2 million in Canada, according to Garth Turner. A few tidbits from his post… If you have 20 years to go before retiring (age 4
The time I was an TOTAL idiot: Money and its importance in Relationships
This might be too much of a diary-thing for those of you out there, but it’s something that I hope will benefit future women readers who are either single, or in a relationsh
Investing Series: Trust your instincts
So in lieu of teaching you something, I’m going to tell you something I learned recently: When you feel uneasy about a stock you’ve purchased based on what you’ve
YOLO, FOMO and all the reasons why you and I overspend
You may have heard these acronyms floating around recently: YOLO and FOMO. YOLO = You Only Live Once FOMO = Fear Of Missing Out YOLO is used by people who want to do what they beli
Investing Series: How I started getting into investing
Everyone should know by now that I am not someone who considers herself a sophisticated investor by any means. I repeat like a parrot (and follow) the advice of investing in index
Should we all just live like we’re poor?
That’s the way I feel, every time I read or hear someone gasp: OH MY GOD that is SO expensive. I could spend that $700 on my rent instead of having bought an iPad! FOR SHAME.