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A lifetime of kid sports. Know what you’re paying for parents.

January 17, 2012

As a parent – or as someone who aspires to parenthood – you may be interested to know that in Canada the average cost of raising a child from infancy through high school is about $182,000. If you foot the bill for another two to four years of college or university for your child, you [...]

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Baby steps can lead to big savings.

January 12, 2012

Out with old man 2011 and in with 2012’s cute and cuddly baby wrapped in a fuzzy blanket and soothing with a pacifier. A good friend of mine recently welcomed a baby boy to her family. He is an adorable bundle of joy, cooing and sleepy-eyed while his parents shower him with admiration and loving [...]

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It’s good to talk about finances with kids.

October 25, 2011

‘If your children are clueless about your household finances, it’s your fault. That’s what makes a survey from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) so significant.’ To read the full article click here .

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What’s a babysitter worth?

September 1, 2011

Among parents, questions abound these days about what to pay babysitters, especially if babysitting is frequently required within a household. Answers are available. There are norms providing guidelines. But before I get to them, I’d like to offer a few comments about the subject in general. With babysitting, it’s not just a matter of getting [...]

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Back to school. How would you brand your teenager?

August 23, 2011

A mass migration is about to occur in Canada involving well over two million citizens. Well, teenagers, actually. Call them Millennials, Echo Boomers, or Generation Y if you like. They are 13 to19-year-olds who are preparing to leave the carefree days of summer behind and march back to school. It is a momentous occasion not only [...]

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Yes, it’s a word that comes in handy now and then: No.

June 28, 2011

Around the office, I’m known as a stern and frugal manager concerning cash outlays. If certain parties, say business suppliers, don’t have a thoroughly convincing case for why they want me to give them more money for some reason or other, I don’t hesitate to say no. Period. So why is it that I sometimes [...]

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RESPect.

June 21, 2011

What about them Bruins, eh? When my nephew first started playing little league hockey his team was called the Canucks. It was all very cute and miniature but there was a kid on his team whom I freaking hated with a fiery passion. Let’s call him number twenty two because that was his number. At [...]

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Smart kid. Smart money. Kayla’s story.

June 2, 2011

Consider a teenager who for the sake of today’s discussion I will call her Kayla. She is 14 years old, and she is a living, breathing example of a savvy money manager. In fact, she started demonstrating personal money management skills at age three. Does that make her a child prodigy like Pablo Picasso, who [...]

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Moms and money. CFOs on the home front.

May 10, 2011

In the wake of Mother’s Day, I’ve been thinking about moms and money. Being a mom myself, I know all about money’s role in maternal matters, or perhaps I should say family matters, because it’s often us moms who handle the budget for virtually everything in the household. Call us Chief Financial Officers on the [...]

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Universal Financing.

April 26, 2011

On Sunday the Universe sent me to ‘The Total Health Show’ in Toronto. What a day! I spoke to an American Buddhist who believes that Buddha is living covertly in the States making CD’s at a cost of $39.99 each. I had a very aged gentleman dressed in a blanket held together by a rope [...]

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