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What is a Rainy Day Fund: Saving for Emergencies

What is a Rainy Day Fund: Saving for Emergencies

If you’ve ever wondered ‘How should I be saving for emergencies?’, or ‘What should be my emergency fund size?’ This post is for you! Today, we’ll answer all this and more! You’ll find out exactly what an emergency fund account is, and how much to save in your rainy day account.

Canadian Personal Finance For Millennials

Canadian Personal Finance For Millennials

Canadian Personal Finance For Millennials│You want millennial money advice, financial tips for MILLENNIALS, not for your parents! That’s why I’ve made basically a personal finance 101 breakdown. Specific for Canadians, specific for millennials! Get your Canadian Personal Finance for Millennials fix and let me know what other questions you have about your finances in the comments.

TFSA vs RRSP

TFSA vs RRSP

What is a TFSA? What is a RRSP? If you're looking for an RRSP Explained video, or TFSA Explained Video, this is for you! We'll go through all the details of both the Tax Free Savings Account and the Registered Retirement Savings Account! By the end of this video, you'll know which one will work best for your financial success!

Registering to Vote: How to Vote in Canadian Federal Election

Registering to Vote: How to Vote in Canadian Federal Election

If you’re wondering how to vote in Canada for the Canadian Federal Election 2019 this is YOUR post! I go over all the ways to vote in Canada, the Canadian Federal Election process and how to register to vote in Canada. If you’re not registered to vote, DO IT! Share this with everyone you know! Let’s get everyone informed, registered, and sharing their voice on election day.

Choosing a Credit Card (What to look for and how to decide!)

Choosing a Credit Card (What to look for and how to decide!)

Choosing a Credit Card (What to look for and how to decide!)│If you want to know what to look for in a credit card this video is for you! It’s the ultimate Canadian credit card guide: different credit cards explained, and how to build credit in Canada.

3 Critical Money Leaks

3 Critical Money Leaks

There are SO many sneaky little expenses that are causing your money to slip out of your budget like water! We call these expenses ‘money leaks’ and I see this all the time with my clients. Subscriptions and fees that have been long forgotten, expenses that are not paid regularly, variable costs that are just adding up without notice, there are SO MANY THINGS that we’re dealing with when it comes to our money.

How to be Responsible with Money: The Ultimate Guide!

How to be Responsible with Money: The Ultimate Guide!

Do you feel like you’re irresponsible with your money? Like, you have no clue what’s happening, how to keep it, how to spend it, or generally deal with it in any way?

That was exactly how I felt a few years ago. And, I feel like it’s how a lot of people feel because NO ONE really teaches us how to ‘properly’ deal with money!

The 50 30 20 Budget

The 50 30 20 Budget

If you’ve looked up anything about personal finance in the last few years you’ve probably heard of the 50/30/20 Rule; and if you read my last post on responsible money management, you’ll know that 50/30/20 is a great general outline that you can use to budget your money. Today, we’re going to go a little bit deeper. Digging into what this ‘rule’ actually is, when to use it, when NOT to use it, and how to actually apply it in your own money plans.

What does a Financial Coach do?

What does a Financial Coach do?

What does a Financial Coach do? If you’re like the majority of people looking for financial help, it’s likely that you are totally confused and overwhelmed with the many different types of financial professionals. Financial Advisors, Coaches, Planners, what’s the difference?

Canadian vs. US Finances

Canadian vs. US Finances

ATTENTION EVERYONE I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT! 

IT’S IMPORTANT! IT’S SPECIAL! THIS IS A MUST-READ POST! 

I. AM. CANADIAN. 

I thought it would be really helpful to translate some common terms I always hear around US finance so when you are reading/watching something from the US, you’ll be able to relate the same advice and strategies in a Canadian context!