Category: Budgeting

• How to Plan for Retirement Ep. 34

  

  Join me as I talk about retirement, and how to plan for it. Retirement is a tough thing to plan for, but the most important step is to get started. I’ll be talking about making the most of the tools in your retirement toolbox and the importance of having flexibility. You can find me on…

  23 February 2023

  Let’s Talk About Budgeting, Let’s Talk About Debt, Let’s Talk About Financial Wellness, Let’s Talk About Markets

• How to Get the Best Deal from Financial Institutions Ep. 32

  

  Join me as I talk about getting the best deal when you’re in the market for financial products. Whether you’re looking at a mortgage, loan, insurance, or investments, the way to ensure you’re getting the best deal is to know what your options are out there. Often times the differences between products can be very…

  30 January 2023

  Let’s Talk About Budgeting, Let’s Talk About Debt, Let’s Talk About Markets

• 6 Questions to Ask for Better Finances This Year

  

  It’s been a little while since I’ve written on the blog, I’m still getting back to it after we had our child, but I want to say I appreciate all of you for continuing to check out the podcast and read older articles! The last few podcasts (which I’ll link to below) have centered around…

  23 January 2023

  Let’s Write About Budgeting, Let’s Write About Debt, Let’s Write About Financial Wellness

• What Does Real Return or Real Cost Mean?

  

  I’ve been talking a fair bit about inflation lately, I’ll put a link to those podcasts at the bottom. When inflation gets as high as it has, looking at real effect on your finances becomes way more important. Let’s talk about debt first, what does a real cost of borrowing mean? Put simply, inflation acts…

  22 July 2022

  Let’s Write About Budgeting, Let’s Write About Debt, Let’s Write About Markets

• Reducing the Stress of Remittances and Large Expenses

  

  Whether you’re running a business, are self-employed, or you are required to pay instalments on your taxes. There’s a myriad number of taxes to file and, more importantly, payments to make. One of the biggest sources of stress I’ve seen amongst business owners, is when they get behind on these payments. It can be really…

  15 July 2022

  Let’s Write About Budgeting

• Planning for Inflation, Ep. 12

  

  Join me as I talk about inflation, how to plan for it, and keep on top of it day to day.

  9 July 2022

  Let’s Talk About Budgeting

• Budgeting with Inflation in Mind

  

  One of the most difficult parts of creating any budget, is building one that’s going to be resilient to changing conditions. When inflation runs hotter, as we’re in the midst of, having any kind of consistency month to month becomes really hard. It isn’t really practical to keep up with every single detail, and to…

  8 July 2022

  Let’s Write About Budgeting

• Crafting a Budget

  

  When we’re looking at building a budget there’s no right or wrong way to do it. The main purpose is to give yourself a plan to make future decisions. A budget looks at the decisions you’ve already made, each time you’ve spent money, and plans for the decisions you will make, money you are planning…

  1 June 2022

  Let’s Write About Budgeting

• Budgeting For Your Success Ep. 3

  

  Summary Join me as we talk about using your budget to improve your financial situation. It can be easy when you have a budget that spends less then you make to find that money being wasted in ways that you don’t value. By having a thoughtful approach to your goals you can direct that money…

  20 May 2022

  Let’s Talk About Budgeting

• Budgeting When You’re Spending Too Much Ep. 2

  

  Summary Join me as we talk about overspending, how to prioritize your lifestyle to ensure you’re getting the most out of your money, without getting behind. Finding yourself without enough money to make it through the month can be difficult, and making changes can be hard. By focusing on your goals, and prioritizing what has…

  19 May 2022

  Let’s Talk About Budgeting