Every once in a while, you’ll take a step back from your life, take a long look, and decide you want to do something differently. Changing things is a big decision and sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. But luckily for you, you don’t have to figure it all out yourself. Books are a great place to start when you’re looking for some
Are you falling into the good debt trap?
There’s a clear line when people talk about debt – there’s the good kind and the bad kind. When you borrow $800,000 to buy a million-dollar home in Vancouver, people congratulate you and throw you a housewarming party. On the other hand, wrack up $8000 in credit card debt and people are standing in line to boo and hiss. God knows I’ve fallen victim to
Darwin says, “That’s gonna cost ya!” (Volume 1)
Welcome to That’s Gonna Cost Ya! A new tradition here at CSS (Cents, Sense & Sensibility) where we’ll share some of the good, the great, and the hilarious police call tweets from the good people at @ScanBC Darwin mentioned something about survival skills and nothing says financial survival like our favourites below. Check them out: Dude Is Going to Need New Shorts… #UBC #RCMP report
How to save for your child’s education: RESP’s
Please welcome Sunshine G to Cents, Sense & Sensibility. She is the newest writer to the CSS team and she is well-versed in all things life and money. She will join us once a week to share her insights on family, money, and career. Everyone wants what’s best for their kids…and we all have the best of intentions, but sometimes life (and lack of sleep,
Five Things to Do When You’re Out of Work
Courtesy of Free Images/Marco Ojeda Alberta was hit hard by the bottom of the barrel oil prices that rolled out six months ago. Home prices dropped, unemployment spiked and the economy remains sluggish. My husband became one of those unemployment casualties after receiving his walking papers from his oil and gas company job. While this has been challenging for us, we have learned that there’s
GRS Week 5: 4 Barriers to Financial Freedom
This is part of the Unconventional Guide GRS series (affiliate link) by JD Roth from Get Rich Slowly. I’m working through the material and have started writing about it again. If you want some back story, check out some of my earlier posts: GRS Week 1 GRS Week 2: $750 Extra Income GRS Week 3: Money & Happiness GRS Week 4: Financial Trolls Beware,
Cool Apps that Will Change Your Life
I love technology. I love it in all its forms. While I’m not always the first to jump on the cool app bandwagon, I will definitely be chasing that sucker down if I think it will make my life easier or better. Recently, I came across some cool apps that I think will be able to save me some time and money. Not only that,
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