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How Much Money is Enough?
The Financial Question We Rarely Ask We spend a lot of time talking about how to get more money. How to earn more.How to save more.How to invest more.How to pay off debt faster.How to retire earlier. And I’m certainly not going to tell you that building wealth isn’t important. It is. Financial security to…

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Help! What Do You Wish Your Kids Knew About Money?
Okay, I need your help. And I mean that genuinely, not in a passive “drop a comment below” kind of way. As some of you might know, I’m working on book #2, a personal finance book aimed at young adults- the late teens and twenties crowd who are either just leaving home, just entering the…

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You Got a Pay Rise, Now What? How to Save Your Raise Before You Spend It
Congratulations, you got a pay rise! Someone looked at your work, decided you were worth more, and now more money will hit your account every payday. Or maybe it was an annual step increase or cost-of-living adjustment, whatever, just read on. Let me ask you… where’s it going? If you’re like most people, the honest…

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Teaching Money Habits to the Next Generation
This morning, we hosted a financial literacy workshop through CPA Canada called Are You a Good Financial Role Model? I love this topic, and as usual it wasn’t super well attended, which is too bad. Even if you don’t have kids, someone in your life likely does, or at least someone younger who needs financial…

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Flip the Switch and Save Money & the Birds!
We tend to keep the lights off on the front of our house, unless we know folks are coming over. I know, it’s not very inviting, but there is one very good reason, and I was ecstatic today to see that BC Hydro backed up my rationale! Lots of houses on our street have their…

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First-Time Home Buyers Can Now Use Both the FHSA and HBP!
Buying your first home in Canada is not easy, especially in some areas. Living in Metro Vancouver I have no idea how my daughter will get started on the property market. Prices are high, down payments are scary as heck, and saving while paying rent and trying to also think long-term (retirement savings) must feel…

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