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 are $200 away from being…
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? Losing weight, exercising, and cutting…
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 when the coronavirus forced businesses…
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 the son really bugged me.…
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 create some kind of financial…
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 of income is a huge difficulty for single women. Let’s not forget women who are married…
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…
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 my weight down. Fear is…
New EQ Bank Customers get $20 Sign Up Bonus!
Updated: January 6, 2021 I am at the quota for invites to EQ’s offer, so I’ve removed the referral link. Thank you to everyone who took part in the EQ Bank $20 promotion! If you have an EQ Bank refer…
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…
