NEW UPDATES FOR 2021! PolicyMe is an online life insurance company that allows Canadians to buy term life insurance in minutes, 100% online. PolicyMe now offers life insurance policies directly to consumers, simplifying the process of getting insurance even further! This allows PolicyMe to provide …
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Is a Robot Vacuum Cleaner Worth the Money?
Any person with a frugal mindset, myself included, would likely say that a robot vacuum is unnecessary - possibly even lazy. I held this opinion myself, thinking why would I ever waste money on an overpriced tech gadget when I already have a perfectly functional vacuum cleaner? Now, this is most …
Sunshine Blogger Award
"To the Academy, my co-workers, my fans, my mother, and God... thank you!" Okay, so maybe not such a BIG deal - big still a big deal nonetheless. I've been nominated for the highly prized and overly abundant Sunshine Blogger Award. What Exactly is the Sunshine Blogger Award? The Sunshine …
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 …
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 …
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 …
My Credit Score Dropped!
Ahhh, that sinking feeling... Do you ever get a little hit of anxiety when a certain email pops up in your inbox? Well, a couple weeks after applying for a new credit card one of those just arrived in mine. The dreaded, "You have a new credit alert!" email flashed across my screen in a pop-up …