FP | August 12, 2010
I hosted a baby shower lately and as we talked about the excitement of having a baby, I mentioned to the “mom to be” friend how the arival of a baby changes everything, including your financial lifestyle and spending habits too. Whatever you considered a “normal” life before now is over. Of course, reading books [...]
Category: Raising Children, RESP |
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Tags: Financial Plan, Term Life Insurance, The cost of raising a child
FP | February 9, 2010
While few Canadians may feel they don’t have enough tax-friendly savings vehicles, most ordinary working Canadians are well pressed even to maximize the contribution room they already have for their registered retirement savings plans. Unfortunately, personal contributions in RRSPs have declined for more than a decade and will continue to do so as Baby Boomers [...]
Category: Financial Knowledge, Money Management, RESP, TFSA |
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Tags: Financial Knowledge, Financial Plan, Registered Savings, RESP, Steps to financial independence, TFSA
FP | January 13, 2010
It’s that season of the year again when most of us want to make the most of our money by investing it in the right vehicle, helping us reach our dreams. As parents we want to do our best to help our kids start their life on a good ground. Since the TFSA was introduced [...]
Category: Financial Knowledge, Financial Plan, Raising Children, RESP, TFSA |
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Tags: Financial Plan, Personal Finance, RESP, Steps to financial independence, TFSA
FP | January 2, 2010
We all like new beginnings, new chances! Wouldn’t you too like to have a new start? A new chance to start all over again? Most of us made some mistakes over the years what we would like to erase from our memories, most of us would like to go back and change the words we [...]
Category: Debt Elimination, Financial Budget, Financial Knowledge, Financial Plan, How to get out of debt, Money Management, Wealth Principles |
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Tags: Financial Knowledge, Financial Plan, Manage Debt, Money
FP | December 9, 2009
The holiday shopping season has been in full swing for several weeks, and everywhere, consumers are struggling with how to avoid impulse buys and avoid adding to their debt load. Every year you hear over and over again the how to: stay on a budget, keep a list, check the list again, and sleep on [...]
Category: Debt Elimination, Financial Budget, Financial Plan, How to get out of debt, Money Management, Money Mistakes, Spending Plan |
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Tags: Christmas Season, Credit Cards, Debt Elimination, Emotional Spending, Financial Budget, Financial Plan, Holiday Season, Holiday Spending, Personal Finance
FP | April 21, 2009
On Tuesday April 21, 2009 the Bank of Canada lowered its interest rates to a historic low rate of 0.25%. I found this article interesting, so I decided to share it with you. Posted: April 21, 2009, 11:13 PM by James Cowan In this occasional feature, the Post tells you everything you need to know [...]
Category: Financial Knowledge, Money Management |
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Tags: Bank of Canada, Canadian Government, Financial Knowledge, Financial Plan, Manage Debt, Money, Money managment, Mortgage Rate Cuts, Personal Finance