A Financial Hack to Determine Affordability and Best Outcomes
Most of the time, when we’re considering spending a fair chunk of money on an item or an experience, we look to our bank account
September 27, 2018
How much is financial neglect costing you?
Anna* was surprised by what she found when she started digging into the less obvious details of her finances – her spending patterns. Anna is
September 12, 2018
Investing: On Ownership, Volatility, and Teenagers
Welcome to Part Two of Investing’s Two Basic Options. In my previous blog post, I looked at the first option in investing: lending money. Today, let’s
September 7, 2018
Investing Boils Down to Two Basic Options
When I stepped out of the house at 6 am today, I gasped. It was 13 degrees!! (In American-speak, that’s 55 degrees.) The day before,
August 31, 2018
The Impact of (Really) Honest Feedback
The last time you had a really good whine-fest with a close friend, how did they respond? You know what I’m talking about – a
August 27, 2018
Forgiving Dumb Financial Choices
If I asked you to make a list of the dumb things you’ve done with money, would it be a two-liner or would you be
August 16, 2018
Unexpressed rage and a financial conundrum: What Vanessa heard at Starbucks
Every once in a while, I get an email from a reader that makes me choke on my cup of tea. Today’s noteworthy moment came
August 2, 2018
Rethinking Emergency Funds
Does an Emergency Fund serve you well or give you the illusion of security? It depends. There seems to be a generally-accepted rule that having
July 25, 2018
Allowing Yourself to Learn About Investing
They looked like deer in headlights. After delivering the last of the content for the two-hour Women’s Money Group meet-up on investing basics, I actually
July 18, 2018
Minimizing Exposure and Financial Risk During Separation
Emily* is concerned. She is preparing to leave an abusive marriage and she’s worried that when she leaves, her husband will try to sabotage her
July 11, 2018
TFSAs and RRSPs Are Not Investments
If you open a TFSA and put some money in there, is it invested? Is the money you put into that account guaranteed to grow?
June 13, 2018
How To Get Your Credit Score For Free – And What The Catch Is
A venture capitalist, doubling as a professor during a week of mini university for high school students, told my daughter the following: When you get
May 28, 2018
Financial Lessons From a Taxi Driver
I don’t know what it is about me and taxi drivers. Whenever I’m in a car alone with them – something that happens infrequently –
May 23, 2018
Two Words for Women: Be Bold (A Rant)
Warning: Bold language ahead. Proceed at own risk. When I was in Grade 12, I was obliged to have a meeting with our school’s guidance
May 16, 2018
When It Makes Sense To Rent a Home Instead of Buying
When I published my last blog post on the fact that it does not always make sense to keep the matrimonial home in a divorce,
May 8, 2018
Not All Dollars are Equal in Divorce Settlements
Tim and Connie decided to call it quits after more than a decade of marriage. There wasn’t a big crisis; it’s just that they grew
April 10, 2018
Paying Off Debt: An Effective Budgeting Approach
If a woman is trying to pay off debt, should she let the cleaning lady go? Is that a superfluous cost? What about expensive hockey
April 3, 2018
Where do you cheap out?
Have you ever done this: You sit down for a restaurant meal and the waiter hands you the menu, asking if you’d like something to
March 22, 2018
Tackling Debt: The Step Many People Omit
Joe and Sally are a couple in their early thirties. They have university degrees and each have good, professional jobs. As a family, they have
March 14, 2018
A Place for “Stupid” Financial Questions: Women’s Money Group
Last fall, I talked to a heap of women from coast to coast about their challenges with money: What questions did they have? Where did
February 8, 2018
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