Learning more about money and personal finances is one of the best ways to manage your money, get out of debt, and stay out of debt. Understanding your day-to-day finances as well as your long-term goals can help you get on track so that you can live comfortably and find financial success.
What would you do if you had $10,000? You’ve probably been asked this before and daydreamed about what your answer would be. Would you take a trip somewhere? Pay down your debt? Buy something that you’ve always wanted? Now let me ask you this: What would you actually do if …
This week was significant in my financial life. For a reason that used to be completely insignificant to me. We finally caught up on our bills! I imagine some of you reading this won’t understand why this is a big deal. I mean, paying your bills is pretty boring to …
If you’ve been a reader of My Life, I Guess… for a while, you’ll know that I’ve never really been good at posting regularly here. As much as I tried to be one of those bloggers that have a new post every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ve never been that …
The average Canadian plans to spend something like $1,500 around the holidays (between gifts, travel, food, decor, etc.). Unfortunately, the average Canadian doesn’t budget for this expense and soon find themselves starting the new year in debt. I somehow managed to survive the holiday season without spending a dime. Well, …
October marks my one year anniversary of discovering this wonderful personal finance blogging world! As if that wasn’t enough to celebrate, WordPress also tells me that this is my 100th post! To mark these momentous occasions, I thought it was high time I got real with you guys. As a …
This morning, while catching up with the blogs I follow, I came across a guest post by Kevin on Making Sense of Cents, titled 12 Facts about Student Loan Debt that will make Your Hair Stand on End. Although Kevin was writing about student loans in the U.S. and their …