Personal Finance
10 Tips To Save Money At Restaurants
I love to eat out, who doesn’t? The experience and the taste is just something I can’t get at home. The problem is, eating out tends to be the biggest expenses in our budgets when…
Questions To Ask Your Financial Advisor
Earlier in the year I wrote about how to find a good financial advisor which focused on fee only and fee-based advisors. Very few of us will start off at that level so I wanted…
Is Pet Insurance Worth It?
Pet insurance is pretty straight forward, you pay a monthly premium and in the event that your pet needs medical attention, your insurance will cover it. Of course it’s never this simple; costs can differ depending…
Canadian Student Loan Options
The cost of a post-secondary education seems to be increasing every year; fortunately getting a Canadian student loan is a pretty straight forward process through the Government of Canada. The federal government essentially offers 2…
Sticking To Your Financial Goals
Setting financial goals is easy, sticking to them however can be incredibly difficult. I imagine many of us who made financial New Year’s resolutions are already on track to break them. Making generic resolutions is just…
Wealthing Like Rabbits Book Review
It’s been a surprisingly good year for personal finance books this year. The year started off with two great books; Preet Banerjee’s Stop Over-Thinking Your Money!, and Bruce Sellery’s Moolala Guide to Rockin’ Your RRSP. Dropping…
7 Ways To Pay Off Your Mortgage Faster
Yikes, fewer Canadians are paying off their mortgages faster according to a poll done by CIBC. Only 55% of us with mortgages plan to make extra payments compared to 68% polled last year. Okay, I…
How Much Debt Is Too Much Debt?
How much debt is too much debt? Well if you’re a fan of Gail Vaz-Oxlade then you should know that any kind of consumer debt is bad. Not surprising, yet still disappointing it appears that…
How I Got My Deferred Sales Charges Waived
A while back I wrote Signs your advisor doesn’t know anything. This was a controversial post as some of the things I brought up didn’t sit well for some readers, but I will say this; the…