How to make almost an extra $500K over your lifetime: Comparison of dividends versus salary & capital gains
Dividends (depending on your province) are a great way to make an income and pay barely anything in taxes. If you’re tax efficient, $30,000 in income is NOT EQUAL across the
Ask Sherry: First time investor purchases, Natural skincare, and How to make more money or start as a freelance consultant
You asked, and I am answering every Friday once I have enough questions! You can ask any question using the form here. As a baby investor. Would you recommend ETFs or individual st
Is personal finance talk .. privileged?
We talk a lot in the money community about debt, savings, investing, and building wealth, but truth be told, sometimes I wonder if this is all very privileged conversation. There a
How much will it cost for Little Bun to go to university? Talking about the Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)
I have been doing a little thinking about what it will cost in the future for Little Bun to go to university. I started saving the year he was born I started saving the year he was
$10.8 Trillion in unpaid, invisible female labour at home
I recently came across this article – Women’s unpaid labour is worth $10.8 trillion, and it basically talks about how globally, women do a lot of invisible work at home
How to become a millionaire at retirement starting with nothing $0 at ages 20, 30, 40 and 50 (Added: 25, 35, 45)
Age-old question right? Well here you go, this is what you need to invest in the S&P 500 index (either in a mutual fund or an ETF), and let it sit and marinate over the years:
Tax Efficiency Strategy: What I plan on doing as a long-term plan to minimize taxes
I’ve been interested as of late, in tax-efficiency strategies because I don’t talk about them often, but I do practice them. I realized (from comments and questions) th
Dividend Investing 101: What you need to look for and why when buying stocks
Disclaimer: I am not suggesting you all do this. I am not suggesting you buy ANY of the picks mentioned below. I am not a financial advisor, I do not have a crystal ball AND I am o
How I quadrupled my income from $65K to $260K in 2 years
I get this question a lot. “How did you manage to increase your income by so much almost right out of school?” 1. Industry was already full of freelancers The number on
How I reached my first $100K milestone and how I saved my first $100K by age 25
Someone asked for specific numbers of the time when I was starting out, and to be honest with you, I didn’t track any of the first few years very well because I was just lear