With the coronavirus packing a lot of punches in the form of unemployment or cut hours, we’re constantly re-evaluating our financial goals. Any loss of income is a huge difficulty for single women. Let’s not forget women who are married…
28 Lessons I’ve Learned from Judge Judy
Here’s my guilty pleasure: I love watching Judge Judy! Before Judge Judy, I was a fan of Judge Wapner and The People’s Court. My father and I would try to guess who was guilty just by the way the litigants…
Coast Capital Savings Wants me to take out a Car Loan
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…
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…
When the Daily Grind is all About Coping and Survival
I read a blog post written by a sincere, well meaning person. It’s a personal finance blog about helping people save money for retirement, cars, travel, set up an emergency fund, and paying down debt. Married with the double down…
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…
