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How Your Budget Is Affected By Your Social Circle

February 28, 2019

how your budget is affected by your social circle

CORRINE HAS THE CAREER AND INCOME BUT A SOCIAL CIRCLE THAT IS EATING INTO HER MONTHLY BUDGET Here’s the thing folks, you can’t be afraid to peddle the other way when your social circle is getting out of hand. Trust me when I say that the older you get the wiser you will get with […]

Filed Under: All About Budgets, From the Readers

Magical Budget Jars Change This Couples Life Forever

November 30, 2017

budget jars

EVERYTHING FINANCE BECOMES MAGICAL WHEN YOU BELIEVE Every so often I get an email from a CBB fan which sparks a conversation which then turns into sharing their budget journey on Canadian Budget Binder. I absolutely love sharing fan stories because they are real and all of us can relate to them in one form […]

Filed Under: Debt, Fan Financial Success Stories, From the Readers

How A Life Changing Illness Shaped Our Financial Future

July 13, 2017

HOW A LIFE-CHANGING ILLNESS SHAPED OUR FINANCIAL FUTURE.

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS GOING WELL YOU’RE HIT WITH AN ILLNESS THAT WILL FOREVER CHANGE YOUR LIFE.   I’ve been writing about money for much of the past decade but I didn’t always have my act together, financial speaking. In fact, I spent most of my twenties deep in debt, and it took […]

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How Should Couples Split Household Bills?

January 26, 2017

HOW TO PAY HOUSEHOLD BILLS WHEN LIVING TOGETHER

WHEN YOU MOVE IN WITH SOMEONE YOU SHOULD NEVER EXPECT TO PAY LESS OR MORE BASED ON YOUR INCOME LEVEL.   Moving in together is a big step for couples and with that comes an entirely new set of financial rules mainly called, splitting. When should you talk about money in relationships? Whenever it is […]

Filed Under: From the Readers, Relationships

Fixed Income Seniors Struggle To Learn How To Budget

September 22, 2016

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DON’T LEAVE YOUR FINANCIAL DREAMS SCATTERED ON THE GROUND   Learning how to budget after never using one has caused two seniors we know anxiety over their financial future. If they could do it all over again they would change so much about the way they managed their money. They know they can’t turn back […]

Filed Under: All About Budgets, From the Readers

Family Sacrifices For Financial Freedom Pays Off

May 26, 2016

FAMILY SACRIFICS FOR FINANCIAL FREEDOM PAYS OFF

BEING ABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT WITHOUT DEBT WORRY FOR YOUR FAMILY IS ONE OF THE BEST FEELINGS IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD   I want to earn money fast, I want to earn money now, I want financial freedom so I don’t have to worry about money down the road. There are people who constantly […]

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Buy the least expensive house in the most expensive neighbourhood

October 22, 2015

neighbourhood house for sale

BE PICKY WHEN HOUSE SHOPPING   Typically we like to buy quality when we shop which included shopping for our home. This is why we scoured every available neighbourhood around our city for the best deal. The only thing we don’t like is paying full-price which meant we had our work cut out for us. […]

Filed Under: From the Readers, Real Estate and Mortgage

11 Ways To Feed Your Family With Little To No Money

August 18, 2015

Feeding Family No Money

HOW TO NEVER LET YOUR FAMILY GO HUNGRY IN CANADA We hear it more on the news about parents who have no money and feel that shoplifting is their last resort to put food in the stomachs of their children. It shouldn’t be this way. There is so much food on this planet that no […]

Filed Under: From the Readers, Grocery Shopping Tips, The Grocery Game, Ultimate Grocery Shopping Guide

Parents downsize to $400,000 small house and kids are embarrassed

June 25, 2015

Mansion to small house(1)

LIFESTYLE CHANGE IS NOT EASY   Downsizing to a small home can be a struggle from finding the right home to selling what you no longer need.  You might also find there is opposition from others that live in the house about moving to a not as “posh” area as we will learn today from […]

Filed Under: From the Readers

Savings competitions helped couple save $20k to buy a house

March 9, 2015

couple savings competitions

MONEY COMPETITIONS CAN BE FUN   I’ll admit that I was always the competitive type growing up because I wanted to be successful at whatever I did. When I did participate in something I did it to the best of my ability and tried to surpass any goals that I set for myself. I could […]

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Peer-Pressured Party boy is failing school with $30,000 debt

March 5, 2015

Nightclub party University education

POPULARITY CAN BE COSTLY   Graduating from high school and moving on to higher education is life-changing for many young people who then turn to their friends for support. I remember when I was getting ready to move on from secondary school to University  in the UK I had no idea what I wanted to […]

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How one guys financial problems became his hobby

February 26, 2015

financial problems

THERE’S NO PERFECT FINANCIAL MODEL   Let’s face it, if you owe money to people you have financial problems that need to be addressed and attacked with a plan. Your money issues might not necessarily be problems that will cause you financial stress. On the other hand if your debt keeps growing you may want […]

Filed Under: From the Readers

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