Category Archives: Budgeting and Cash Flow
Don’t Let Back to School Break the Bank
By Sheila Walkington, BBA, CFP® The back to school cliché is that kids dread it and parents are gleefully counting the hours. But in reality, lots of kids are excited to go back to school (albeit an excitement that usually fades with … Continue reading
Posted in Budgeting and Cash Flow, Money Coaching
Second Time Around? 5 Things You Need to Know about Marriage and Money
By Karin Mizgala, Co-Founder and CEO Money Coaches Canada Almost thirty-five per cent of married Canadians are married for the second or even third time. And while it would be nice to believe that the experience of divorce improves chances … Continue reading
Paying Your Mortgage in Times of Rising Interest Rates
By Barbara Knoblach, Ph.D., CFP® The mortgage game is a complicated one where the rules change often. Canadian mortgage borrowers can be placed into one of two camps – the ‘variable rate’ or ‘fixed rate’ camp. Variable rate borrowers are those … Continue reading
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Do 6-Figure Professionals Need a Budget?
By Sheila Walkington, co-founder and CFO Money Coaches Canada The fall is a natural time to begin looking forward setting financial goals. I know it’s still the middle of August, but the days are already getting shorter, and the colder … Continue reading
How to Enjoy the Holiday Season without Paying for It in January
By Liisa Tatem, CPA, CA, CBV, CFDS, FPSC Level 1® Christmas can be like a runaway sleigh. You’re bundled up and warm, enjoying the dips and turns of holiday fun, when you realize that your budget bounced off the sleigh into … Continue reading
I’m Working Really Hard, But Not Getting Ahead. Five Misconceptions Keeping You Stuck
By Alison Stafford, CFP® How often have you thought—I could get out of debt and save more for retirement, if only I made more money. It appears to make sense; that more money would be the answer to your financial worries. … Continue reading
Posted in Budgeting and Cash Flow, Debt, Relationship to money
Maintain Marital Bliss by Following These 5 Money Management Principles
By Melanie Buffel, B.A. Psych, MBA Candidate Marriages suffer when there is financial stress. Sometimes they fail. In Canada, where the divorce rate is 48%, money issues are often cited as a contributing factor in a relationship’s downfall. But there … Continue reading
6 Proven Ways to Teach Kids about Money
Where did you learn about money? From school, from your parents, from a life of hard knocks?! Well, you as a parent are the most influential teacher your child will ever have, and specifically the mom when it comes to … Continue reading
