On Thursday my husband will get in our car and drive to university for the first time in almost ten years. He’s excited and a little bit nervous. He hasn’t had to worry about deadlines and papers in nearly a decade it’s going to take some time to adjust. But one aspect of school that he won’t have to worry …
Last week I put the finishing touches on my emergency fund. After raiding it to pay off my car loan, it’s finally back up to the $10,000 mark that I prefer. Which is good, because I’m going to need it over the next 16 months. My husband is going back to school. That’s right, in two weeks, we’ll be a …
April is gone, and May is upon us. Spring finally feels like its underway, and the grass is finally growing in my backyard – and so are the weeds. April would have been a decent month for me except for one thing – taxes. I had to pay almost $5,000 in taxes this year because of the freelance money I earned …
The day I’ve been waiting for has finally arrived! The sun, which has been weakly shining for weeks, has finally gained enough strength to make it feel like Spring outside. I’ve been hard at work cleaning out our backyard and prepping it to be our summer oasis, and at the end of a day of gardening, there’s nothing I look …
Raise your hand if you’ve tried to become debt free and failed. You aren’t alone. In fact, you’re with the majority of Canadians who try, time and again, to finally pay off their debt and fail at it over and over. So many people fail at their debt payoff, but why? Is it because they’re lazy and entitled? Because they …
When it comes to handling money as a couple, there are as many approaches as there are types of relationships. Some people maintain their independance, while others essentially evolve into the same person, becoming so similar that you’re sure one day they’ll show up as a single blob, having totally morphed into one another. Neither is necessarily happier or better …
Happy April! It’s hard to believe that this time last year I was cleaning up after my husband’s 30th birthday blowout, planning my backyard renovation and booking flights for my trip to New York in May. This year looks like it’s going to be full of new challenges and fun stuff here on the blog. I can’t wait. March was …
It’s been over a year since I signed up for an $18,500 car loan. Since then I’ve rolled through so many emotions regarding this debt – because debt is an emotional thing. It shapes our lives, and it ties itself to our net worth and our self-worth. For me, it’s an incredibly public thing that opens me up to scrutiny. …
This post is sponsored by Capital One Canada. Thank you for supporting the brands that support this blog. What happens when someone steals your credit card information, really? Does someone withdraw a bunch of cash from your credit card and disappear into the night? Do they use your information to take out a loan in your name? Or do they …
This post is sponsored by H&R Block Canada, but the views expressed are entirely my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support this blog. It’s that time of year again – cue ominous music – tax season. Filing taxes online in Canada is not the most comfortable experience, there’s always that niggling little bit of uncertainty that you …
