Ladies, do you also get hounded by your financial institution to get dragged further into debt with them? Most of us need to get out of debt! And once we’ve achieved that milestone? The next item on the list of…
7 Steps to get Through Financial Hardship
None of us want to get in a position of financial hardship, but for some of us it seems like a never-ending vicious cycle. Financial hardship doesn’t even mean being financially irresponsible. Mostly it means one calamity after another happens,…
Track Your Spending using a Backwards Budget
Are you like me and have tried putting together a budget a few times over the years? I get one written out and then abandon it. Is that you, too? I’m not a budget person, so instead I do the…
Figuring Out Your Money
Overall, figuring out your money sounds simple. Money comes in, money goes out. Figuring out your money can be as simple as in and out. Or figuring out your money can be a lot more complicated. How about we try…
Save Money with Homemade Cold Starbucks Drinks
With summer upon us, we’re looking for cold drinks to cool us down on hot days. How many readers enjoy going to Starbucks? I’m not a huge Starbucks fan, but that’s because I’m not a big coffee drinker. I’ll drink…
12 Things I Quit Buying to Help Save Money
Spending my life working hard at low paying jobs, money has always been tight. Every month I had fixed expenses that always needed to be paid – rent, phone bill, and car insurance. There were other necessary monthly expenses that…
New EQ Bank Customers get $20 Sign Up Bonus!
Hi everyone. EQ Bank is back with another promotion! Woo hoo! Sorry folks, if you’re south of the border. This promotion is available only for Canadians. If you missed the promotion in 2019, I want to make sure you don’t…
How Sweet – My Credit Card Misses Me!
Check it out! I just got this email from Rogers Bank, where I have a Fido Mastercard. Aw, how sweet! My credit card misses me! Well, at least the bank that owns the credit card misses me… Too bad!…
Nobody Cares More About My Money Than I Do
It’s boggling to see where we were at the beginning of the year and thinking about financial goals and challenges. Three months later we had to adjust our thinking as the coronavirus pandemic spread across the world. Many of us…
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
Coulda, woulda, shoulda. I hear Judge Judy saying that phrase many times on her show, and I think about how those words apply right now. Finance writers Is anyone else noticing this? There are many finance writers and other bloggers…
