Securing your valuables: Bank deposit box or a personal safe at home?
We owned a bank deposit box for many years and kept things like a USB key full of scanned important documents, and so on. As we got older, we realized that it wasn’t so easy
RRSP versus TFSA: Which one should you contribute to in Canada?
This is the age-old debated question: WHERE SHOULD YOU PUT YOUR MONEY?!!!! Well, here’s a quick guide: RRSP in 2020 18% of income Maximum of $27,230 You can be any age to con
Women weren’t frivolous magpies in the past: Jewellery was their only source of wealth
Women get a bad rap for being frivolous magpies. Honestly, when they talk about getting gifts, jewellery and so on, people always disparage how frivolous and dumb such a practice i
Cash gifts come with strings
All monetary gifts come with strings. That is, the ones given while the giver is still breathing and not as an inheritance. Of course this is not everybody, but I’m always suspic
What goes into a Net Worth Calculation?
I have been doing this for so long I forget that sometimes people have very confused ideas about what goes into a net worth and what doesn’t. I don’t think I have ever
Parenting Hack: Saving money on shoes with some pipe insulation
So this is how it goes. So simple. Grab some pipe insulation, and just start hacking away at it to make it fit inside the shoe, to pad it instead of using cotton balls. Then shove
In the world of Save. Spend. Splurge.: Everyday Workers and their Salaries
1. Work it Found this article when I was looking at salaries of What People Earn 2020: See the Salaries of Everyday Workers Across America done by Parade: Everyday common jobs: Pro
Canada Basic 101: Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) for Canadian Investors and Savers
Today, we are reviewing the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) which is very terribly named because you should ABSOLUTELY not use it for savings, but for INVESTING. Who can contribute
Week of Money: Where jealous, insecure, cowardly troll(s) get my Instagram @saverspender deactivated for “sexual content”
Pssst! Newest Youtube Video is my shopping haul from this summer. I will be doing these shopping hauls monthly now. DAY ONE ??:?? — I wake up refreshed, and Little Bun snuggles i
Cautionary Tale: Why you should never lose sight of your money
I’d say enjoy but it is pretty horrific. This is why you should never lose sight of your money, no matter who you are, where you are, and what you do. This is exactly why wom