by Julia Chung | Oct 18, 2018 | Personal Financial Planning, Relationships, Retirement, Retirement Planning
Your parents have been adults for as long as you can remember. They always had things in hand. They paid the bills, put a roof over your head, bothered you about cleaning up your room and doing your homework, and cried at your graduation/childbirth/other meaningful...
by Sandi Martin | Jul 24, 2018 | Monthly Spring Update, Personal Finance, Personal Financial Planning
Have you ever experienced a period of time where anything that could go sideways did? Did it feel like nothing you planned to do turned out the way you thought it should? Did it feel like you were too busy to catch a breath, never mind catch up on the vitally...
by Julia Chung | Jul 23, 2018 | Big Picture, contentment, Personal Financial Planning
“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” ~ Maya Angelou We get pretty excited working with each unique individual, family, and business we encounter – and a lot of that is because you’re unique. We’ve never hoped to...
by Sandi Martin | Jul 17, 2018 | Financial Literacy, Personal Finance, Personal Financial Planning
We’re readers at Spring. There’s nothing we like better in the summer than pairing up a good book, the great outdoors, and a cool drink. And let us be clear: we don’t sit around reading about money all day. That way lies madness (believe us). We want to read All The...
by Sandi Martin | May 28, 2018 | Fee Only Financial Planning, Monthly Spring Update, Personal Financial Planning, Real Customer Service
You might not know this, but at Spring, we kiss a lot of frogs. In my neck of the woods, it’s spring peeper season, which means that if you’re near a pond at dusk you’ll hear a chorus of tiny little frogs making some of the most beautiful music on earth. (Have a...
by Spring Plans | May 28, 2018 | Financial Literacy, Personal Financial Planning, Registered Education Savings Plan
You’ve been diligently saving in your children’s (grandchildren’s, nieces’, nephews’, neighbour kids’) RESP accounts for years. You’ve maximized your contributions, you’ve collected those fabulous CESGs, provincial grants, Canada Learning Bonds, and deliciously...
