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financial coaching

Childhood’s end. A quiz about money.

May 3, 2011

Got financial problems? Well, I’ve got a money quiz that could be quite helpful. It’s about childhood, which may seem to be off topic. But I assure you, it is very much on topic. Permit me to explain why. Here’s what we know about people who, though gainfully employed, are always behind the eight ball [...]

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BMO brings plenty of logic to customer service.

February 18, 2011

It’s fair to say that Canada’s banks enjoy a good measure of respect among the citizenry at large. Why? Well, aside from occupying Bay Street rather than Wall Street, they offer security and services quite unlike those of many of their international contemporaries. Case in point:  Bank of Montreal (BMO), which is right now advertising [...]

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A question of balance. Financial coaching revisited.

November 9, 2010

Today I’d like to return to the subject of Credit Canada’s Financial Coaching Series. I wrote about it here last spring, focusing largely on the program components. Now I’d like to come at it from the personal and psychological standpoint of those who stand to benefit from it. First, a little imagery. Most of us [...]

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Grown woman hangin’ with her roomies.

July 7, 2010

A couple of months ago I arrived home to a letter from my landlord advising that my rent was to increase by $16.17. This brought my monthly payment to just over $1100. I was scandalized. $1085 was one thing, $1100 was quite another! I know people who have smaller mortgage payments than that. After years [...]

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Want real knowledge? Get yourself a financial coach.

May 14, 2010

They say knowledge is power. I say knowledge is money and Credit Canada can show you how to put that knowledge to work for you. Understanding how to manage money properly can be a life-changing experience. Worry and stress can be lifted from one’s shoulders. The world seems new, fresh.  You start making the right [...]

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