Moving to a new home in the near future? If so, you have a lot of work ahead of you! In my experience, it really pays to plan early and carefully for the move. And I cannot stress the importance of packing your things in a neat and organized manner if you want to save [...]
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Money Lessons for Kids (and Parents)
While I was a single parent for many years, one of the many issues I faced while raising my son alone was how I dealt with money and how I balanced a tiny budget. But also, and just as important, I had to make sure my son learned the value of money at an early [...]
Pack a Lunch
When I first started working, I would buy my lunches. Then I realized that $5 a day on lunch would add up to roughly $100 a month. I was only earning $8 per hour then and after taxes, paying rent, sending my kid to daycare and shelling out cash for other monthly expenses, I really [...]
Spoiled Food, Wasted Money
Do you find that you regularly find spoiled food in your fridge and have to throw it out? Spoiled leftovers, rotten veggies, mouldy cheese? It’s either your fridge isn’t doing its job or you’re buying too much food. Either way, that’s money down the drain. If you determine your fridge is fine, you’re gonna have [...]
Friends: Cheaper than Psychotherapy
Sometimes my life gets filled with too much work, my to-do lists get crazy, I have too many chores and family obligations that I crash and realize my life is out of balance. Don’t get me wrong, these episodes don’t occur too often and I do OK for the most part. But when it does happen I [...]
