by Julia Chung | Mar 25, 2019 | Budgets, CPP, Monthly Spring Update, Personal Finance
Budgets, budgets and more budgets. The Federal Budget was released on March 19, and you can find our summary here. Some provinces have already released their annual budgets and more are rolling in. If you’re reading as many finance newsletters as we are, you’ll have...
by Julia Chung | Mar 25, 2019 | Budgets, Home Buyer's Plan, Income Tax, Personal Finance, Retirement
Every spring, the Federal Government comes out with their budget for the year – all the ways they’ll be putting our tax dollars to use and running this national operation. They often have a news release in fall that telegraphs some of the things they’re thinking...
by Sandi Martin | Mar 12, 2019 | Design Thinking, Personal Finance, Relationships, Retirement Planning
There is a truth about retirement that I want you to understand: You don’t have to know precisely what you want to plan for the day when you stop working. Sure, it helps financial planners if you can say that you want to retire in the summer of 2021, stay in your home...
by Spring Plans | Jan 28, 2019 | Goal Planning, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning
A wish for our readers for the year ahead is becoming a tradition for us. If you’ve been reading the Spring blog for a while, you may remember that past years included wishes for clarity, ownership, structure, and momentum. If you’re new here: welcome—and buckle up....
by Julia Chung | Jan 22, 2019 | CPP, Monthly Spring Update, Personal Finance, Personal Financial Planning
Happy New Year!! Feel free to attack this month’s blog content in bits. Like everything else in January, it’s just best to take it at your own pace, as we have lots to talk about, starting with the markets and moving into tax updates, TFSAs & RRSPs, CPP...
by Sandi Martin | Jan 15, 2019 | Accountability, Book Review, Budgets, Personal Finance
If you have any kind of debt at all, go read Living Debt Free, the no-shame, no-blame guide to getting rid of your debt by Shannon Lee Simmons immediately. Companion book to Worry Free Money: the guilt-free approach to managing your money and your life, Living Debt...
