don’t forget to include shipping and handling in your online shopping diet. As you know, the Canadian dollar is weak. And by weak, I mean slowly causing mental breakdowns and hefty price tags on all of our favorite products.  So, what happens when you need to make an online purchase that is valued in $USD? […]

More often than not, your finances struggle because you let them As you know, most people these days will pay anything for convenience. They don’t want to waste time, waste energy, or waste a good time. But waste money? TOTALLY, MAN! Exhibit A You’re going out for your best friends birthday dinner. You’re running late […]

Find daily expenses to cut out, adjust certain areas, and always save money for emergencies. Now that we’re about a week into the New Year, the Christmas and holiday bills are starting to appear in the mail, on our credit card statements, and in our minds. Not only are these debts starting to affect your […]

Make wise decisions when it comes to your lifestyle. I don’t know about you, but recently in my hometown, things have been rough. We are facing economic downturn and have been for quite some time now. There have been vast amounts of layoffs, job loss, and unemployment rates are much higher than normal. This year […]

Debt is a heavy burden to hold onto, and it is an uphill battle that can’t be fought overnight. Whether we’re there yet or not, many of us hope to be debt-free and continue living that way. With all of the payments due in our day to day lives it becomes a distant hope without […]

Always weigh the pros and cons before jumping into a high-risk investment. Currently, my fiancé and I are searching for a new place to rent within our city. Over the past 5 years we have been together, I have moved 5 times without him, he has moved 4 times without me, and we have moved […]

I wonder what everyone else’s secretly weird saving tip is. The other night while picking up some groceries for a girl’s night in, my friend and I were grabbing some veggies to go with our hummus. Of course we put the pepper and carrots into the provided plastic bags, but I wasn’t about to put […]

This October was a bit out of the norm as far as expenses go, but for the most part I still stayed under budget and managed to save money as well as pay off debt. Things are looking great as far as having my consumer debt paid off well before my original December 25th date, […]

Woo, things were pretty crazy in September. I had a few wedding purchases to attend to due to the fact that we finally booked our reception location, as well as our photographer. I’m so stoked about both of these decisions and also am happy we didn’t settle for somewhere we wouldn’t truly love or settle […]

my initial fear of overspending washed away. The dream day so many girls imagine is full of miniscule purchases that add up to an overwhelming amount of money. How do you curtail overspending? A budget is the obvious place to start, but what about those things in your budget that are often ignored? The one […]