Managing Money in Retirement

A 2019 study done in the United States showed that the average monthly cable bill was US$217 including fees. I then did my own unscientific Canadian survey by checking with a few friends and was informed they paid…

Remember this picture? I took it the summer of 2023 when we were traveling in Wisconsin (and I actually wrote a blog around it too). I still chuckle every time I think of it. But here we are again in the middle of Summer Sale season…

Older women often have to manage difficult financial issues and the demographic most at risk of homelessness, currently, is older women. Therefore, it’s incumbent on us to look for strategies to mitigate senior financial problems…

Have you ever thought, “I’ve got to get my spending under control?” That’s just what I was thinking on a Saturday morning while going over bills. Somehow I’m always surprised at how all those little purchases add up…

Impatience is a classic toxic money mindset that tells us attractive lies. Impatience can lead to impulsive decisions that can have a negative impact on your financial health in the future. This article will discuss how to overcome impatience…

When it comes to money – how we think about it, how we spend it, etc. – each of us is unique. We call this money personality. Most of us don’t know our money personality, but knowing our spending patterns and thoughts can come in handy when we need…

You’ve worked so hard to build up this emergency fund! Knowing when to use it is just as important as knowing how to build it in the first place. Building emergency funds isn’t always fun, and for the most part, it’s not fast. In my experience…

This is the second in a series covering some of the words used to describe different aspects of the stock market. The characteristics of and differences between domestic markets, international markets, emerging markets, and developed…

When you hear someone talk about the stock market, do you understand the terms they use – domestic markets, international markets, emerging markets, developed markets; small- mid- or large-cap stock; growth or value stock?

I read some mind-boggling stats from the Social Security Administration the other day: “Out of 100 people, by retirement, 1 will be wealthy, 4 will be financially stable, 5 will need to continue working, 36 will have died, and 54 will need to rely on…”