The following is a guest post by Jacob, a PhD student in financial planning. Have you ever noticed that the way you “should” do things, according to societal norms, is often the most screwed up backwards way to find success at anything? Consumerism is especially bad in our first world environment. Society encourages you to buy things you… Read More »
Canadians have been told by pension experts that we are not saving enough for our retirement. Since we’re all living longer, we’ll also need more money than our parents did by the time we’re ready to quit our jobs. But one silver lining that people often overlook is that we’ll also be getting more inheritance than in any previous… Read More »
Car insurance premiums vary depending on province. From British Columbia to Prince Edward Island auto insurance can cost a surprisingly different amount! Travel from one end of Canada to the other and other than a lot of boring stuff in the middle you will find average car insurance premiums can vary greatly from one province to another if you ask.… Read More »
It’s almost been 5 years since I started this journey to financial freedom. How am I doing so far? As shown on the right side bar I’m making about $5,100 of dividend income a year 🙂 Which is only about 20% of my annual living expenses. So it appears I still have a long way to go but… Read More »
I bet some people would like to cut back on the cost of buying lunch. But what if you’re lazy like me and don’t want to prepare meals at home. Well here’s a cheap lunch alternative you can try out that’s healthy, cheap, and saves time (^_-) My first memory of spending money as a child was in… Read More »
There have been a lot of chat lately about how the world is ending this Friday, Dec 21st. If the apocalypse really is near then I’m afraid there’s little we can do about it. But if nothing happens then those ancient Mayans were some of the best trolls ever ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) Despite what the outcome may be, can this prediction… Read More »