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Couples and Money

How about, “My big fat, cheap wedding.”

May 28, 2010

As I write these words, a glorious golden sun is setting over Ontario’s horizon. The brilliant orb is slipping into a pale orange mist beneath big, baby blue skies that are fading into the beautiful navy of night. A slight breeze brings whispers from nearby trees and a flower garden where a few birds chatter [...]

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Money-savvy kids. Money-savvy parents.

April 14, 2010

Rules of the allowance game. I’ve got three simple words of wisdom for gainfully employed parents who include kids’ allowances on their list of money problems. Break the cycle. Most of the time, the financial problems adults face directly relate to the financial illiteracy of their own parents. Like father, like son. Like mother, like [...]

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Money, Men and Women

March 3, 2010

A peace plan for the financial war of the sexes The artillery sounds from the shores of the Atlantic to the beaches of the Pacific. But it is not the boom of cannons that can be heard across the continent; it is instead cries of frustration and anger between couples – married and unmarried alike [...]

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Books about Doing the Books

February 2, 2010

Words to the wise on personal money management. To everyone out there who is anxious about money and credit, let me say this: invest in a little knowledge and you will be surprised by how quickly you can leave your worries behind. A first big step in this process is to do a little reading [...]

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Thank Heaven for Guardian Angels

December 14, 2009

Come the holiday season, I can’t help but think about George Bailey of Bedford Falls. Otherwise known as actor Jimmy Stewart, George and his townsfolk have become a staple of Christmas viewing as TV and cable networks air what the American Film Institute has labeled the most inspiring film of all time, “It’s a Wonderful [...]

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Recovering from the fall from grace

March 2, 2009

  Financial experts are now predicting that both the stock market and housing prices will continue to fall until the end of 2009, and the overall economy won’t hit an all time low until early 2010. Well, there go all those headlines and reports that said Canada’s economy will begin to look brighter by mid [...]

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Financial Compatibility

February 13, 2009

  In the spirit of the holiday dedicated to love, we have to remember that when dating we must also take into account our financial compatibility. This means that the way you manage your finances has to be in accordance with the way your potential partner manages her/his finances. We’ve all heard that money is [...]

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Chop your spending

November 14, 2008

  Most people think that making adjustments to their spending plan will make their everyday life miserable. Guess what, money management NEVER makes you miserable. Unconscious spending makes you miserable, wasting your money on unnecessary items makes you miserable, avoiding and ignoring your financial reality makes you miserable, but money management does not make you [...]

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