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Real Ways to Save for Retirement When the Clock is Ticking

By //  by Judith Cane Leave a Comment

Ah yes, turning 50, that year when you realize you’re all grown up. It’s sometimes a shock, but I took it in stride and so should you. Now is the time to think of your grown-up future. What’s to look forward to? A great retirement. Some of you have planned your retirement for years; others are just starting to think about it now. That’s ok, because it’s never too late to start planning for retirement. Whether you’ve got 25 years to plan or just 15, there’s a lot you can do to make sure you're …

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Avoid A Financial Hangover this Season

By //  by Judith Cane Leave a Comment

Oh, holiday season, how we love you. We love the noise, the crowds, the children’s smiles, the shopping. We love it all, and it almost seems that for one short period every year we can spend without worry. Now is the time to be happy, to give happiness—which often involves spending—gift wrap, party, and celebrate the season. We'll worry about the financial issues next month.  Does this Sound Familiar While we're busily distracted by pretty lights, too many of us can get caught up in …

Filed Under: Finance Tagged With: bills, Canada's Money Coach, Christmas, Debt, Finance, Financial Hangover, Hangover, how to tackle debt quickly, Judith Cane, Money coach, Ottawa, Ottawa Money Coach

How to be Financially Fit at Any Age

By //  by Glynis Ratcliffe Leave a Comment

I’m going to start out by saying that I am historically not good with money. I’ve always had trouble keeping track of payments and looking at my finances with both eyes open, instead of the normal cringing I do. Given my druthers, I would much prefer to stick my head in the sand and pretend someone else is handling my finances, despite that being nowhere near the truth. In fact, when I hit rock bottom, I wasn’t even opening my monthly account statements or credit card bills. I took a wild guess …

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How to Stop the Holiday Wallet Drain

Holiday Shopping Tips to Plug the Wallet Drain

By //  by Dee Brun Leave a Comment

“Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping. “ ~Bo Derek Tis the season to do a lot of things, and one of those things is to shop. Of course the goal for anyone hitting the stores this season is to shop for others and find them the best gift; something that will be a huge hit on Christmas morning. The problem lies with temptation. It’s hard to resist and I’m not the only one who finds herself picking up items that catch my eye when the intention was to …

Filed Under: Christmas, Everything Christmas, Finance, Holidays, Living Tagged With: don't overspend this season, financial tips to avoid overspending during the holidays, how to avoid overspending at Christmas, spend smart

Don’t Panic, We’ve Done this Before. How to Cope with Market Crashes.

By //  by Janet Gray Leave a Comment

Stay calm. Breathe in, aaaand breathe out. You've likely been hearing through the media that the stock markets are falling. We are in crisis, recession, dark clouds etc., etc.  According to the media, it's the end of the world as we know it. Not so fast! Remember that this has happened before, most recently in 2000 and 2007-08. It is simply the nature and history of the stock market. It may (or may not depending who you ask) be happening now—and it will happen again. History …

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