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 Cosby Show: All about College, Budgeting and Life
Bill Cosby, always the voice of steady reason and reality, something it seems, is sorely lacking in our society these days. I miss watching this show! Hat tip to Rockstar Finance f
Investing Series: Why I don’t hold huge market-cap stocks individually in my trading account
Liquid Independence recently blogged about how Google (GOOG) went up 13% and is now trading above the $1000 per share mark, and while I am thrilled it went up because he owns a few
You can get more money if you’re unemployed in France than if you work minimum wage
Heard on the French radio the other day (Les Grosses Têtes) that a guy did some research between a family that was unemployed (neither parent working) and a family with two parent
Now I know why people are addicted to online shopping
Just look at all the pretty things I put into my fake shopping basket!!! (Just from Anthropologie alone) (P.S. I’d link to these pieces directly, but I’ve noticed that
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
Becoming a freelancer (Part 2): The reality of being an independent freelancer
I get a lot of these emails from people asking me how they can become a freelancer after graduating college, or how they can freelance in an industry or a job they’re current
Becoming a freelancer (Part 1): The myths of being an independent freelancer
I get a lot of these emails from people asking me how they can become a freelancer after graduating college, or how they can freelance in an industry or a job they’re current
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