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Credit Cards, Lines of Credit, and Loans Ep. 7
Join me as I talk about getting the most out of your credit cards, lines of credit, and loans. Things can get difficult pretty quickly but by focusing on using these products in the most beneficial way for you, you can take them from a dangerous tool to a useful one.
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Mortgage Terms and Rates
I talked about Mortgages the other day and spoke about how to approach your mortgage and picking a term and product, you can listen here. So what are we looking at today? How to actually compare different mortgage products. I’m going to be taking this from a Canadian perspective, so let’s look at some example…
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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…
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Mortgages and Home Prices Ep. 6
Join me as I talk about mortgages, how they work and making sure you get the most out of yours. As well as a discussion on housing prices and maintaining perspective when buying.
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Market Volatility Ep. 5
Summary Join me as I talk about market volatility, and setting ourselves up to handle the emotional stress that comes from investing. The basics of how stock markets function and understanding the emotions that can come from investing are discussed, as well as how to cope with financial stress from investing. If you have questions…
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The Basics of Debt, Ep. 4
Summary Join me as we talk about debt, learn to understand how to talk about it, and differentiating between good and bad forms of borrowing. Managing debt can be difficult, there’s a lot of nuance and it can be easy to get overwhelmed but by giving learning to speak to it we can learn to…
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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…
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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…
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The Basics of Budgeting Ep. 1
Summary Join me as we explore how to build a better budget for you. Managing your finances can be stressful, or downright anxiety inducing, but by breaking down the process, understanding what we’re looking to achieve we can make the process more fulfilling and useful to your day to day life. In this episode we…
About Me
I’m Laura and I’ve been working in the Financial Services Industry since 2014. I’ve worked in banking and wealth management and have handled everything from bank accounts, loans, and mortgages to investment portfolio management, preparing tax returns, insurance, and financial planning. Managing your finances doesn’t need to be difficult or stressful, so Let’s Talk About It.