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.
How much should you save each year for retirement? The rule of 30
I’ve written before about a Fidelity benchmark floating around on how much you should save for retirement, but here’s another benchmark via Yahoo from Jim Otar of Reti
Money doesn’t care about your feelings
The best motivating line for me to save (and maybe work) aggressively is: Money doesn’t care about your feelings. That’s really it, isn’t it? Money doesn’t
Financial advice I wish my parents had given me
When I got my first job flipping burgers, I wish my parents had sat me down and said: Listen up! Now that you have a job, you have responsibilities to take care of your money. (A
What people should really learn about their money in their 20s
If you say you want to do something, you shouldn’t just be saying it. You should be trying to actually do it. I came across this Yahoo Finance Canada article about RRSPs in y
Why are people happiest earning $75,000?
The study came out in 2010 saying that people are happiest earning $75,000. According to a new study from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, it sort of does — up