Even though I’ve been employed full-time for about eight years, I’ve been on track for retirement from the time I finished university. From the time I received my first pay cheque, my mother encouraged me to start a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) with a local credit union. I followed her advice, and to this day,… Read More »Are You On Track for Retirement?
This guest post from Dean at The Millionaire Nurse is part of the Yakezie Blog Swap #16. In this swap, we were asked to write on the topic How to Raise a Millionaire – Developing Your Child’s Entrepreneurial Aptitude. When I was a kid, how did kids make money? Lemonade stands Mowing lawns Throwing newspapers Allowance… Read More »How to Raise a Millionaire – Developing Your Child’s Entrepreneurial Aptitude
How many of you know the following lyrics? “It’s the key to life; Money, power, respect; Whatchu need in life; Money, power, respect; When you eatin’ right Money, power, respect; Help you sleep at night; Money, power respec; You’ll see the light; It’s the key to life.” They are part of a chorus of a… Read More »Money, Power, Respect
Shoes, clothes, hair, nails, accessories, make-up, flashy cars, jewellery, latest gadgets. It’s no wonder so many people are broke. These are the things that are thrown at our senses whenever we hit the Internet, watch TV, listen to the radio or use any other medium where ads are abundant. And this is exactly how advertising… Read More »How Advertising Affects Our Spending Habits
I did not get much reading done this week because I was desperately trying to get a project finished. The list is pretty short this week, but here goes: 1. How To Save More For Retirement If You Don’t Make Much Money at Financial Samurai 2. Really?! You Can’t Fix Stupid at Budgeting in the… Read More »Favourite Posts of the Week – Pretty Short Edition – 15 Jan 2012
Last week I went into the supermarket and an idea hit me. Actually, it had popped into my head a couple times before but I was not sure how to approach the topic. For years there has been a debate on the basket of goods and its importance to the survival of the average person.… Read More »The Basket of Goods Project : Food and Beverages
As many of you might know, I take my lunch to work everyday. Planning your lunch menu ahead of schedule can really make life easier, especially when you have to take a trip to the supermarket to buy ingredients. One of my favourite lunch recipes is an easy pasta and meat sauce main course with… Read More »Lunch Box Recipe: Easy Pasta And Meat Sauce
I’m a firm believer that you should teach children to save money. A couple days ago, a friend of mine updated her Facebook status. Pretty normal, just like any other day on good ol’ Facebook. But the status caught my eye because it was something that I can’t remember hearing anyone talk about in a… Read More »How to Teach Children To Save Money
Trading on the stock market is one of those areas that I find really grey and hazy. One of my earliest memories of CNN is hearing people talking about Wall Street and seeing what looked like a hundred people in a room with two hundred televisions. It looked like a mass of confusion and chaos.… Read More »Beginners’ Tips for Trading on the Stock Market
I know that I’ve said it before and by now many people are probably tired of me alluding to the global financial crisis. But last week at a pension planning seminar at work, we were reminded that 2012 is going to be very tough in the business environment and things will probably be like that or… Read More »How To Stay Calm in a Financial Crisis