by Spring Plans | Dec 20, 2018 | Cash Flow, Personal Finance, Retirement
When you think about retirement planning, your mind may start to fill with acronyms: RRSP RRIF TFSA LIRA CPP OAS Just think: that’s only the Starter Pack of Financial Jargon. It gets a whole lot worse. You may think you’ll have to earn a Master’s Degree in personal...
by Kathryn Mandelcorn | Dec 18, 2018 | Budgets, Cash Flow, contentment, Personal Finance, Personal Financial Planning
We ask some pretty tough questions at Spring. Open-ended, thoughtful and curious questions are among the many keys we use to unlock how we can truly help you move into great success. Without a doubt, some of the toughest questions we ask – the ones we...
by Spring Plans | Nov 6, 2018 | Cash Flow, Debt Management, Investment Fee Calculator, Personal Finance
The following article is an excerpt from our ebook “Women & Money”. You’ll note some gender-specific language here, but don’t let that deter you. Our advice is the same regardless of the chromosomes you carry. You can download the entire book for free here. Let’s...
by Julia Chung | Aug 27, 2018 | Big Picture, Cash Flow, Debt Management, Goal Planning, Monthly Spring Update
Just before you slam your nose into the grindstone that September often brings – regardless of whether you have kids in school or work full time, it can still be a thing – let’s stop and consider: What is it you want to achieve in the back half of this...
by Kathryn Mandelcorn | May 24, 2018 | Budgets, Cash Flow, Relationships
The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist is not a personal finance book. It’s a book that will have you exploring your values, how you define money and how you use money. Twist’s work stems from 4 decades of experience in fundraising to eradicate world hunger. She has...
by Julia Chung | Apr 23, 2018 | Accountability, Budgets, Cash Flow, Credit Cards, Debt Management, Personal Finance
In the world of financial planning, there are different kinds of planning, with different areas of focus and levels of complexity. At Spring, we divide that complexity up into Cash Flow, Comprehensive, and Advanced planning. But here’s a secret: It always comes down...