by Marlene Alexander | Financial Planning, Frugality, Savings
Furniture is one of the bigger purchases we make for our homes. We don’t buy it often because of the cost involved but, if you’re tired of your furniture or in need of something for a particular area and don’t have a lot of money to shell out, there...
by Marlene Alexander | Financial Planning, General Finance, Real Estate, Savings
My husband and I just finished moving from a house we’d lived in for 26 years. It took a move to really drive home the fact that we had collected too much stuff over the years, much of it junk. For weeks before the move, we dropped off loads of stuff at Good Will, put...
by Kristen Kuchar | General Finance, Savings, Travel
Traveling can be expensive. And as much as you may try to avoid those travel fees that are so annoying, pack items that can save you money, and even try to find ways to travel for free, it can still add up. But if you love travel as much as I do, you don’t want your...
by Myscha Theriault | Food, Frugality, Savings
In order to develop long-term menu plans that will keep your family on budget, you’ll need to have a strong supply of staple foods in the pantry. Being stocked with cheap food allows you the freedom to skip large weekly grocery bills, opting instead to fill in with...
by Marlene Alexander | Frugality, Savings
“Keep that door shut! I’m not heating the outside!” I can’t tell you how many times my two brothers and I heard those words from our mother as we were growing up during cold Ontario winters. We needed constant reminding because kids don’t really get it until they...
by Dave Scott | Financial Planning, Savings
I was speaking with a friend of mine recently about how investment opportunities come and go, how they literally do a slow dance right under our noses but we fail to recognize them until it’s too late. In fact, almost every investment opportunity seems that way with...
