Personal Finance
Getting Serious About Saving With a Newborn
**This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kijiji Canada. All opinions are my own. It’s been just a few weeks since baby Scarlett was born and my wife and I are…
Drop App Review
If you haven’t heard of Drop, you’re not alone. But let me tell you right now that this app is a must download for anyone who likes loyalty rewards and free stuff. It was introduced…
Why I Don’t Bother with Extended Warranty
The first paid job I ever had was with a company called CompuSmart. It was a big box retailer from western Canada who was opening their first store in Ontario. I was hired to do…
The Questions You Should be Asking When you First Meet a Financial Advisor
Many of us know that having a financial advisor is important, but when you meet with one for the first time, do you know what questions to ask? The questions you ask and the answers…
Advice for Getting Your First Mortgage
It was just over a year ago that I purchased my first home and with it came my first mortgage. As a personal finance expert, I was quite familiar with mortgages, so there were no…
Avoid These Tax Mistakes if You’re a Freelancer
Recently, Intuit Canada released a study on “The Rise of the Self-Employed Economy.” The study found that half of Canada’s workforce will be freelance by 2020. At first, this number seems high, but when I…
How do Bloggers Make Money?
When I tell people I’m a blogger, one of the first questions they ask me is how do bloggers make money? I usually respond with, they don’t. But that’s not entirely true. My blog has…
6 Things I’ve Bought Used (and you should too)
Some people I know only buy things new. I get it; there’s a certain appeal about getting something brand new or being the first owner. But for me, purchasing some things used sometimes makes sense.…
What to do if you Have too Much Debt
What to do if you have too much debt? It’s a question I hope you never have to ask. But with Canadians having record debt levels, some of us need to start taking our finances…
How to Prepare to be a Homeowner
You’ve decided that this is the year you buy a home, but have you ever thought about how to prepare to be a homeowner? This will likely be the largest purchase of your life, so…