Overcoming your financial obstacles
Three weeks into the New Year, and how’s everyone’s resolutions holding up? Often, even with the best of intentions, we fall back on old ways. It happens to the best of us. Habits are difficult to break.…
More ways to save money on groceries
We’ve all heard the same money-saving grocery tips like: look for the sales, shop with coupons, buy the private label brands, and shop the perimeter of your store. While these are no doubt, great ways to save…
The unintended benefits of living on a budget
We all hear about the financial advantages of budgets and why everyone in the world should have one, but rarely do people talk about the non-financial benefits of living on a budget. Yes, beyond helping you to…
A Happy New Year
I love January (although, I could probably do without the weather). It’s a month that’s become a symbol of renewal. While many of us use the month of the December and specifically holidays as an excuse to…
There’s no place like home for the holidays
This year’s been an exciting one, albeit a very hectic one. I’m really looking forward to the holidays. I could really use that downtime to spend with my family. Sometimes it feels like we’re spinning our wheels,…
Use email alerts and save
Well, the early shopping numbers are in and while most brick-and-mortar retailers have had a tough time this year, online shopping sales have soared. U.S. Black Friday sales topped $3 billion during Thanksgiving and Black Friday, $1.93…
Money for nothing and your gifts for (practically) free
According to a new BMO Holiday Spending Outlook survey, the average Canadian this year, plans to spend $678 on gifts this holiday season. This is obviously largely dependant on the number of people you’re buying for, which…
My approach to saving
So why do people save? Whether it’s that they need money to save for retirement, to pay for their education, a down payment for a house, or maybe for something fun, people save for entirely different reasons,…
‘Tis the season for online shopping
With Christmas just around the corner, and as the U.S. Thanksgiving and Black Friday are set to kick off the Christmas shopping season south of the border, more and more consumers are turning to online shopping and…
Sweat the small stuff: Why small expenses matter
There’s no doubt that cutting big expenses can be a welcome treat for your pocketbook, but many forget about the small expenses. Some bloggers even stress to not sweat the small expenses but instead focus only on…