EMPOWER YOUR FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND CONTROL YOUR MONEY   Today, March 8th is International Women’s Day and it just so happens to be perfect timing that a report was released by a national survey commissioned by the Financial Planning Standards Council (FPSC). Financial empowerment is so powerful that only YOU can help start and grow your knowledge. Survey says…Women need to do some serious financial homework. After surveying 1000 Canadian women last month about financial struggles it revealed that roughly four in ten women don’t even know their credit score.  Also uncovered was that a majority of women have at least one struggle when it comes to their finances. What this means is that you may be knowledgeable in one area but fall short in another. Related: Get your Credit Report, It’s Free Canada. Never rely on anyone but yourself when it comes to your money.   Learning finance the hard way   Just this past week my father-in-law passed away and to say that their finances were even a smidge in order would be an understatement. Both of them have little to no knowledge about finance and budgets, never negotiate bills or interest rates, over-draft is in full-swing and […]