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
Does everyone in your family know how to manage money?
You won’t believe the number of stories I hear about husbands passing on and either their widows know nothing about money and spend like it is going out of style, or they rea
Ask Sherry: Am I an ungrateful child?
You asked, and I am answering every Friday once I have enough questions! You can ask any question using the form here. Hi Sherry, long time reader, first time reaching out! I wante
What did you think was the epitome of being rich when you were a child?
When I was a child, I had quite a lot. We had cable TV, I had a secondhand bike, some new and secondhand clothing (mostly new because my parents are superstitious), we had a used l
What else you can use in Canada to save for your child if you have already maxed out your Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)
So I always put in $2500 a year for Little Bun’s RESP to get the maximum 20% match from the government and the province. I don’t put in more than $2500 because at the r
How not to raise a privileged brat… (things I am trying at home)
So. Privileged brat. This is a #FirstWorldProblem angst a lot of us newly-minted folks feel, especially since we aren’t used to thinking about it at all. The key for me, is t
How much can you get as childcare benefits and allowances in Québec or in Canada?
Last Updated: June 2020 It is not easy to find this information because it doesn’t seem to be very clear at all, so if you see something off, please let me know. I won’
Bonus: Little Bun’s Stuffie Scavenger Hunt
I am separately posting this because I don’t want to bury it into a Week of Money post. It’s too cute not to share. Little Bun: Mommy, the Stuffies have to go on a scav
Fun Math for Kids: How to teach children binary and decimal numbers easily
Little Bun recently asked me to teach him binary numbers because he read it in his book here – Computers & Coding – but the section teaching it was so tiny and not
Ask Sherry: How to save for a child’s education & thoughts donating while in debt & on life insurance
You asked, and I am answering every Friday once I have enough questions! You can ask any question using the form here. Hi Sherry! What do you recommend for saving for a child’