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How to Set Financial Goals (and actually reach them)!
Before I really started learning about personal finance, I didn’t have goals. Sure, I saved up for things I wanted, a new car, a ski trip, a summer holiday, a new TV, but I wasn’t thinking beyond the next “want.” I had no idea how I’d fund my retirement or build lasting wealth. I hadn’t

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Time for a Fall Refresh: Budgets & Letting Go
The end of summer always sneaks up on me. One moment I’m enjoying long evenings and barbecues, and the next I’m dashing out earlier with the dog because the nights are cutting in, pulling out sweaters, and noticing that the temperature is dropping, especially first thing in the morning, brrr. I love spring, that’s my

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How to Make the Most of Your Canadian Cash Investment Account 🇨🇦
Most Canadian investors have heard of TFSAs and RRSPs—but what about the lesser talked-about Cash account, also known as a non-registered account? That’s right, for those lucky enough to be maxing out their registered TFSAs and RRSPs every year, the Cash account comes into play. It might not have the rather fantastic tax shelters, but

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Mortgage Renewal – A Nip It in the Budget Short Story
Short Story Jamie held the envelope in both hands, as if its contents might detonate, a mortgage renewal letter. The last time they’d received one, it came with a congratulatory tone and a glossy brochure about “low, locked-in rates.” That was 2020. Today’s tone felt more like a warning, and beads of sweat started forming

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Let’s Talk About Money: How Financial Openness Can Help
Money is one of the last great taboos. We’ll talk about relationships, health, even politics—but when it comes to our paycheques, debts, or investment wins and losses, silence often reigns. This secrecy can leave us isolated, misinformed, and vulnerable to financial stress. But it doesn’t have to be this way. I’d love to normalize talking

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Build Wealth This Spring – One Twig at a Time
There’s something quietly magical about early spring mornings. It’s my favourite season, hands down. The air is crisp but hopeful, the light lasts a little longer each day, and a pair of varied thrush birds have started building their nest in my back garden. I watched them this morning as I drank my tea, fluttering

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