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…
How to Apply for Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) if you’re Contract Worker or Self Employed
The Canadian government has stepped up to help Canadians who have lost their jobs, hopefully only temporarily, due to being shut down because of the Covid-19 stay at home orders. The Canada Emergency Response Benefit gives eligible people $2,000/month to…
14 Tips to eat Healthy on a Budget
It’s taken me a long time to figure out this little gem. Even though I’m a low income earner, I can eat healthy on a budget. If I want to, that is… Many healthy foods are budget friendly. I hate…
21 Budget Meals when Money is Tight
Most of us know what it’s like when there’s more month than money. It’s a disaster if groceries still need to be purchased. We need to figure out some cheap eats. In my post, never buy food on credit, I…
