There are many women out there who’ve never taken care of financial matters. It’s not because we’re not smart enough. It might have been how we were brought up or maybe it’s just the dread and avoidance when it comes…
Review of Save On Foods. Is it too Expensive?
I read an article on the Canadian Budget Binder about the most expensive grocery stores in Canada. Here’s their list: Many of these stores we don’t have in British Columbia, but the writer is in Eastern Canada and is going…
How I lost over 200 Pounds!
Ha ha! As you can probably tell by the photo, this is more about a break up story than a weight loss story. But if that’s what you’re looking for – I did lose a good deal of weight recently,…
New Year’s Financial Resolutions Challenges on Low Income
Are you the type of person who makes New Years Resolutions? Not me. I fall into the group who doesn’t keep them! Yeah, that’s probably over 90% of us. What are typical New Year’s goals? Losing weight, exercising, and cutting…
Quit Eating your way into Debt!
In a previous post I wrote about how a clean kitchen helps to lower the food bill. “The kitchen is dirty” is an excuse to eat out so you don’t have to deal with cleaning up the mess. And then…
How do you Feel about Money?
I think about money a lot. The things I could do if I had more money. Ways that I could make more money. Fears about outliving my money and spending my senior years in poverty. One of the things I’m…
Christmas Stress caused by (lack of) Money
Who else has gone out and bought a bunch of Christmas presents and paid with a credit card? Probably on a credit card that you’re already struggling to pay the balance on. And then you dreaded January, knowing the credit…
TD Visa Fraud Alert Text
Have any of you seen this commercial on TV? I’ve seen it a few times, but before today I couldn’t tell you which bank or credit card company it’s for. Now I know! Wake up text – grrrr! I woke…
Being a Single Woman and Dealing with a Bank or Credit Union
It’s hard enough being a single woman and trying to maintain a work/life balance. It’s even harder if you’re a caregiver to a child or an aging parent. Many women deal with low income and unemployment and we struggle to…
Dreaded Bank Fees
It’s tough enough being a single woman and trying to manage our finances. We shouldn’t have to worry about our bank taking money away from us with dreaded service fees. Women are generally more financially stressed than men because we…
