As the year winds down, it’s time for my 2022 financial check in. It’s been quite a year for me. More difficult for me emotionally than financially. I’m eyeing retirement and doing a lot of …
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2021 Financial Check In
It’s time for a check a 2021 financial check in as the year is winding down. I began 2021 working part-time for a company I’ve worked for on and off since 2016. Off during the …
Can you Handle a $2,000 Emergency?
Can you handle a $2,000 emergency? That question came up on a survey I was working on. I’m happy to say, I answered Yes! It got me thinking about how more than half of Canadians …
The Road for 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? …
11 Financial Goals for 2021
I think 2020 has been a wash for too many of us. Low income dried up into no income when at least 15% of workers suddenly found themselves unemployed or their hours severely cut back …
Money Lessons to Learn from Roseanne and The Conners
When the TV show Roseanne began in 1988 I didn’t like it very much. The kids were brats, the parents were rude and gross, Roseanne had an annoying voice, and the little boy who played …
Managing my Money during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Whether we’re single or married to a man who’s not financially responsible, us women are making sure bills are paid, an emergency fund is created, and money is being invested for retirement. We have to …
Women and Money: Short-Term Needs and Long-Term Goals
Today’s post is Women and Money: Short-Term Needs and Long-Term Goals. 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 …
Coast Capital Savings Wants me to take out a Car Loan
Coast Capital Savings wants me to take out a car loan. Yikes! No! Ladies, do you also get hounded by your financial institution to get dragged further into debt with them? Most of us need …
A Year of Maintaining a Healthier Lifestyle
A year ago I wrote about my Year to a Healthier Lifestyle. The quick recap is to avoid my blood sugar levels of crossing into diabetes territory, I had to make lifestyle changes to bring …
