Tips To Save Money: Meal Planning
One of the best money saving tips out there for young families trying to stretch their dollars is to create a meal plan.
Read MoreThe Long and Winding Road
The Long and Winding Road – When I saw the classified ad in the newspaper for a Financial Planner for a Trust Company I knew that that was what I wanted to do – help people get a handle on their finances and plan for the future. My dream job!
Read MoreConfessions: My Financial Sins
Confessions: My Financial Sins – It’s great to write about financial success stories and wisdom from past experiences. Paying off debt, building a growing stock portfolio, and sticking to a budget are all part of my road to financial success. However, there are some things that should also be part of my financial plan, and either I haven’t got around to it, or I don’t believe there is a great need for it at this time. It’s time to confess my financial sins. I don’t have an emergency fund. I don’t have a will. I don’t have adequate life insurance…
Read MoreAsset Allocation
This is how my asset allocation is set up. I know approximately how much I want to have in each category in dollar value.
Read MoreAbout That Obsession
As far back as I can remember I have wanted to be wealthy. Not the “pie in the sky – hope I win the lottery” kind of wealthy (although that would be nice). Rather by obtaining wealth through saving & investing…
Read MoreBoom And Bust
Boom and Bust – I have always been a saver. Perhaps this is a trait I inherited from my depression era parents. I started working part-time at fourteen and saved a portion of my earnings, enough that I could pay for my university education while incurring minimum debt…
Read MoreAbout Me: Echo
I am the son of a Boomer, and a happily married ‘new dad’ who currently resides in Southern Alberta. I have recently become slightly obsessed over my personal finances…
Read MoreAbout Me: Boomer
Like most people, I dream of having financial freedom. I want to be able to do all the things I want to do without worrying about where the money will be coming from…
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