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
IN DETAIL 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 appr
What I read & recommend: July 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
Decluttering + Organizing my Junk Drawers, Shelves and Boxes
When I had that 8 hour blackout of ZERO electricity, I decided to take the time to completely declutter all my junk drawers. You know what I am talking about… The boxes you s
Our Thresholds for Wealth: The 5 Levels of Money & Independence
I thought about minimum wealth thresholds that would change your life, and came up with my own rough map of it. (I totally distinguish between income & wealth – You can b
5-Luxurious Essentials for the Ultimate Cosy E-Reading Experience
I am a huge fan of e-books. I mean, I much prefer the physical book in terms of feel, and nostalgia, but over the years, as I have traveled and wanted to read in the oddest of mome