Categories: Relationship to money

Money and finances isn’t all about dollars and figures. Money is very tied to our emotions, our self-worth, our values and beliefs and bythe experiences we have had with money in the past. What’s your relationship to money and what role does it play in your life?

A Better Way to Stay On Track with Your Money

Posted on: April 7, 2021

By Noel D’Souza, P.Eng, CFP® Do you feel like your money is just trickling out of a hole in your pocket, and you are not really sure where it’s all going or why there is nothing left at the end … Continue reading →

Posted in Budgeting and Cash Flow, Relationship to money


I’m Working Really Hard, But Not Getting Ahead. Five Misconceptions Keeping You Stuck

Posted on: January 6, 2021

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


Why Financial Literacy Isn’t Enough 

Posted on: November 18, 2020

By Karin Mizgala, Co-Founder and CEO of Money Coaches Canada November is financial literacy month, and this year is its 10th anniversary. Interesting timing with COVID-19 raging in our midst and financial well-being feels more precarious than ever before.  There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Financial Literacy, Relationship to money


Setting New Financial Goals during the Pandemic

Posted on: August 19, 2020

By Sheila Walkington,  co-founder and CFO Money Coaches Canada It’s been almost six months since phrases like; shelter-in-place, work from home, physical distancing, and social bubbles, have become part of the daily conversation. Wearing a mask in public started out … Continue reading →

Posted in Money Coaching, Relationship to money, Retirement savings


Is Financial Freedom Still Possible?

Posted on: June 17, 2020

By Karin Mizgala, co-founder and CEO Money Coaches Canada COVID-19 has rattled us to the core. It has threatened our health and taken lives. It has damaged our economy and taken livelihoods. It has physically kept us apart, yet we … Continue reading →

Posted in Budgeting and Cash Flow, Investing, Money Coaching, Relationship to money, Retirement savings


Embrace Aging and Plan for a Happy Retirement

Posted on: July 24, 2019

How We Age is Changing As youngsters, we can’t wait to get older.  Sometime later, we become less enthusiastic about our next birthday.  We come to realize our mortality with the tick-tock of age.  It’s a matter of perspective. Age … Continue reading →

Posted in Relationship to money, Retirement savings


Second Time Around? 5 Things You Need to Know about Marriage and Money

Posted on: July 17, 2019

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 →

Posted in Budgeting and Cash Flow, Money Coaching, Relationship to money, Retirement savings, Will & Estate Planning


Seven Ways to Green Your Money

Posted on: July 3, 2019

How is your money impacting the world? How is it impacting you? The way in which we manage and invest our money sends a message about what we believe in and has the potential and power to make a big … Continue reading →

Posted in Money Coaching, Relationship to money


Money Makeover – Lack of Communication Jeopardizes Couple’s Marriage and Home-ownership Dream

Posted on: April 10, 2019

By Karin Mizgala, Co-Founder and CEO Money Coaches Canada   Meet Marisa and Anthony Marisa was a 35 year-old, self-employed, physiotherapist when we met. She and her husband, Anthony, a high school teacher, have two children, who were ages four and … Continue reading →

Posted in Budgeting and Cash Flow, Money Coaching, Money Makeover, Relationship to money, Success Stories


7 Stages of Financial Well-Being® – Where do you stand?

Posted on: January 30, 2019

By Karin Mizgala, BA Psyc, MBA, CFP® January is almost over. One month down, and eleven to go. How are your financial New Year’s resolutions holding up in 2019? I hope you are doing better financially, and that you are … Continue reading →

Posted in 7 Stages of Financial Well-Being®, Money Coaching, Relationship to money