DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR MONEY IS? It’s hard to imagine someone loosing track of their money and assets especially when that asset is cash sitting in a bank account. I don’t know about you but I know where all of our money is and if I happened to forget a bank account loaded with money I’d be shocked. While I was reading an article on Yahoo I was not shocked to find out that Canadians have billions of dollars in unclaimed money. I know, hard to believe but it’s true. One guy had two accounts totalling $677,000 that he forgot sitting in a Royal Bank. Ya, like that’s going to happen to me. Not likely, but it sure would be an oh nice I forgot I had that money moment in my life, lol. The Bank of Canada is holding one billion dollars with no one stepping up to claim it. I’m here, over here….. ya right. It’s not me, that’s for sure. Track your bank account Since we budget and do a net worth update every month we know exactly where our money is but not everyone does. We do have different bank accounts at […]
Would you forget you had money in a bank account? : The Saturday Weekend Review #79
Net Worth Update April 2012 CBB- Life is Good!
Canadian Budget Binder April 2012 Net Worth Update! Another month has come and gone and we are so happy with the way everything has gone. We still have not made any progress as to where our money will go but we have talked about our options. We are also continually updating our Canadian Budget Binder Spreadsheet which has helped us see a clearer picture of our finances each month. Who are we? My name is Mr.CBB and I’m the guy that does all the talking around here as I rather enjoy the conversation! Together we are…….Canadian Budget Binder… We’re a married Canadian couple in our mid thirties with no children living in the Greater Toronto Area. We post our finances and budget for all to see although we remain anonymous. If you want to save money, if you want to live a comfortable retirement then you have to spend less than you make, pay off your debts and build a retirement savings that will suit your projected retirement lifestyle. Has April been good to us? Well let’s take a look at our Financial Health. Our Monthly Goals To Save as much as we can now while we are young to save for […]
