DON’T MAKE THIS MISTAKE WHEN CREATING YOUR FINANCIAL RECIPE. By mistake I don’t mean turning the oven on and burning your budget either as I know some people despise using a budget. I have nothing against you because what’s yours is yours and what’s mine is mine. Those of you who WANT to get RID of DEBT and build a thundering savings account and sizable retirement fund I have one unique financial tip for you-learn to read a recipe. I’m not the Mike Holmes of Budgeting nor the Jamie Oliver of the kitchen but I do know how to read a recipe and I do know how to use a budget. What I’ve learned is that it’s not about just the planning stage it’s everything in between and on-going maintenance similar to being a homeowner or naked Chef. Read a recipe and savour your budget Once you understand the basics of a recipe especially when it comes to baking you will understand just how precise you need to be to have the best product. Finding a recipe you are interested in creating at home means you should read the entire recipe from beginning to end. Today we […]
Add 1 Cup of Budget Inspection And Watch Your Bread Rise : Our August 2016 Budget Report
How To Make Easy Money When You’re Broke : The Saturday Weekend Review #180
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR FINANCES IS TO NEVER GIVE UP TRYING. Over the last 6 months I’ve read article after article about increases in household expenses with Ontario Hydro in the spotlight. I’ve had a few fans contact me with questions about using our budget who then confide in me that they can’t keep up with rising costs and they don’t know what to do. It’s always hard for me to read personal stories because I wish I could take the financial stress away that people are feeling which is why I started this blog in the first place. Not everyone is struggling because they spend too much or have piles of consumer debt either. Sometimes financial struggles are beyond our control so we have to find other ways to make ends meet. If you’re not earning or saving enough money there are options for you to help keep you on your feet. Falling on hard times is a wide-spread problem for some people who end up moving to a smaller city with cheaper rent or renting a room instead of an apartment or condo. If you are a homeowner struggling to pay the […]
Why you shouldn’t feel guilty about saving money : July Net Worth Update 2015 (+2.29%)
MONEY ISN’T EVERYTHING It has always been hard for us to say no to our friends and family when the money wasn’t in the budget to do certain things. Saving money certainly does come with its ups and downs. Whether it would be taking a weekend getaway with family or spending more at Christmas on gifts we always stood our ground. There have been times we felt guilty that we didn’t participate in certain activities but money doesn’t grow on trees. Sometimes I believe that feeling guilty about money started when I was a young boy. When I earned my allowance I wanted to spend it when I could in moderation. Anytime I did want to spend money my mother or father would guilt me into saving it,”One day you will understand son”. As a child you feel guilt but in reality my parents were only teaching me money lessons. I think over the years now that money has become a guilty pleasure of ours. We’ve since learned to embrace our finances because if saving money is on the menu that means dessert is just around the corner (goals). You can eat your dessert first (debt) but it may […]
How to prevent financial secrets in a relationship
TOGETHER MEANS TWO Unfortunately if you are married debt is a family affair and if there are any financial secrets hiding in your closet you still may be on the hook for them. “My spouse secretly racked up credit card debt.” How many times have we heard that scenario, over and over again? A guy I know went through this relationship changing scenario with his now ex-wife. He got married shortly after University to the woman of his dreams. She was a happy, smart woman whom he had lots of fun with and they connected well, they were in love. On the outside it seemed like she had her stuff together. I met her a few times and she was always pleasant. Over the years they bought a house and worked their way up the corporate ladder. It was in 2012 when his wife lost her job due to downsizing that everything went downhill for them, and fast. She struggled to find a new job in her field of work that year but as far as he knew she was still looking for work. They had less and less money to keep their huge house running so they had […]
