Instilling financial responsibility in kids

Today’s post is a guest blog post written by Rachel Everly. She loves to write on finance and education with topics towards student welfare making students self-reliant.   Raising kids right is a huge responsibility and requires …

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Random Personal Finance Thoughts

Greetings from the land of the Vikings! Mrs. T, Baby T, and I have been spending our time in the land of the Vikings for the last two weeks, visiting Mrs. T’s family and friends. It …

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Heard at the dentist… about being successful

I was at the dentist office this afternoon and overheard the following conversation. One of the dentists said:   You need to brush your teeth so they will look white and shiny. Once you’re a dentist then people …

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What is frugality? Frugality is…

What is frugality? Frugality is living below your means. Frugality is walking or biking to grocery stores instead of driving. Frugality is growing your own vegetables and herbs. Frugality is buying long lasting memories and experiences …

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Financial advice for a debt-ridden Vancouver couple

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Andrew Allentuck from Financial Post publishes an article on family finance week where the retirement readiness of a Canadian family is evaluated. This week Andrew featured Jack and Marianne, a recently married young couple from Vancouver whom are …

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How to survive a shopping trip to Costco

If you live anywhere in North America (and parts of Asia and Europe) you probably have heard of Costco before. Costco is a huge wholesale store that sells pretty much everything and anything you can …

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