The weekly roundup is here again. The weeks seem to fly by at this time of year, this one however, may have dragged on longer than anticipated for investors. It was a week of high volatility and heavy losses on most major stock exchanges. A ski slope with some 70 degree drops thrown in, would …
How Your Emergency Fund Can Turn Crisis to Calm
If there's anything a worldwide pandemic has taught us, it's that an emergency fund may be more important than ever. Economic uncertainty brings along with it, financial uncertainty for many households. Job losses and temporary layoffs have been widespread recently in Canada and somewhat …
Personal Finance World Weekly Reading from October 24, 2020
Another Sunday is here, so it's time for my weekly reading. A recap of anything I find interesting in the world of personal finance and related blogs from the past week. Here are some handy articles and tips I've come across recently, enjoy! 7 Best Personal Finance Apps in Canada | Gen …
EQ Bank Review 2021 – High Interest Savings Accounts, But Is there a Catch?
We all want our bank account Savings to climb a little higher these days, right? Well, what if I told you that you could earn 0.15% on that money? Are you excited yet!? I'm not. I keep a few different savings accounts, and with the current Interest rate environment, the interest rates on …
Personal Finance World Weekly Reading From October 17, 2020
The weekend is here! The sun is shining and the fall leaves are in full effect (at least here on Ontario). As I browse various financial websites and personal finance blogs throughout the week, I tend to share some of what I find interesting or enjoy, on Twitter via retweets. Since tweets often …
Tips for Finding Cheap Books, Cards and Gifts
Today's quick tips will help you save money on items such as shower gifts, baby gifts, random gifts, holiday gifts and more! Do you like shopping? I'm sure many of you enjoy going mall shopping, picking out cute baby clothes for a shower, maybe a few kids books and other fun items. Or maybe you …
Rolling Back the Savings – Walmart Cancelling Ad Match Program
A little while back I wrote a review of Walmart's Grocery Pickup service and online ordering process. The website had improved quite a bit from when I first used it and the online shopping and checkout experience were now much easier. Even better, for those of us who love to save money and get …
Semi-Retirement: the Next Best Option?
Is your Semi-Retirement Plan Realistic? Are you forging a path towards early retirement, but at the same time don't want to burn yourself out in the process of reaching that goal? Is your focus on reaping some of the benefits of financial freedom before entering full-blown retirement? Or perhaps …
Why People don’t do F.I.R.E (Financial Independence / Retire Early)
Financial Independence, Retire Early - both of these things sound like great concepts don't they? But are they realistic for most people or even attainable at all? Will you end up retiring early, but living in a tent in the middle of nowhere to do it? Will you have a similar lifestyle to what you …