Clean your skin without breaking the bank It’s 2021, and these days, we know enough to say that skincare is essential. With the sun, cold weather and a variety of makeup products hitting our skin daily, it’s vital to keep up some routine — but the problem? It can be costly.  To help, we have […]

5 Affordable Skincare Brands We Love

Lifestyle

Self-development books spread unrealistic versions of life that can’t work for everyone I recently came across a post on my Instagram feed where a woman described her daily schedule. While showing herself hard at work in an aesthetically pleasing shot, she wrote: Work: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Second job: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. […]

Why ‘Hustle Culture’ is Incredibly Problematic

Career

Times change and so should expectations Last year, I turned 30 in the middle of a global pandemic. And many people consistently asked whether or not I was scared to be getting older. In reality, the feeling was the opposite. Even though we were living through a time where most things felt out of our […]

Screw Traditional Milestones

Lifestyle

people are now consuming 4x the amount of clothing they did 20 years ago Over the last few years, I have made a conscious effort to change my shopping habits. While at university, I followed the latest trends, and each clubbing outfit had a short expiration date. There was an unspoken rule that you couldn’t […]

Hot Girl Summer on a Budget: An Honest Review of Resale Apps

Budgeting

it’s not as scary as you think. It’s also not as hard. Paying off debt can be a gruelling experience. It challenges your patience, it pushes you to trim the fat on your budget, and then, after all of that struggle, you finally have room to breathe.  The best part of all? Once you repay […]

How Do Credit Scores Work and How Can I Improve My Score?

Debt

You will conquer your debt and come out the other side Debt is an ordinary reality for many Canadians. In fact, we lead the global pack in terms of household debt. While household debt may not say much in terms of our future economy, it makes you quickly realize that you are not alone if you […]

How to Pay off Debt Without Being Too Restrictive

Debt

It was just what we imagined. Only better. Planning a wedding on a budget might not scream a ‘dream event,’ but for me, finding a way to start life married to my partner meant keeping costs as manageable as possible while still enjoying our big day. It should now be apparent that I am married, […]

How We Planned our Dream Wedding for Less Than $20,000

Family

once companies are at the stage in their business to consider going public, they have to choose how “Have you ever heard of a SPAC?” This was the question that I asked my online community, and not surprisingly, a large majority had never heard the term before. For me, the word SPAC or Special Purpose […]

What is a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)?

Investing

you can choose to simplify things as much as you deem necessary. I want you to imagine a world in which you seriously thought about every purchase you made in your life. A world where impulse buys didn’t exist, and no one ever regretted spending money on something they no longer use. Some of us live this […]

What If One Dollar Was Worth One Use?

Budgeting

the more you know, the more you save Every once in a while, I wander around my home and become overwhelmed by the clutter increase since I last did a deep clean. How does this happen? I went from a perfectly organized pantry to an exploding mess of doom-looking shelves.  Being minimalist always sounds so […]

4 Places to Take Inventory and Improve Your Finances

Lifestyle

She is the founder of the two-time award-winning Canadian Personal Finance Blog of the Year, Mixed Up Money which has over 100,000 followers across social media. Through her work, she has been featured in many notable publications, including The Globe and Mail, CNBC, CBC, and more. Her books, The 100 Day Financial Goal Journal and Financial First Aid are currently available for purchase.

Alyssa is a freelance writer and enjoys writing about personal finance, homeownership, and more. When she’s not writing, you can find her enjoying some downtime with her kids, playing soccer or daydreaming about home decor.

Alyssa Davies is a content manager for Zolo, Trauma of Money facilitator and a published author living in Calgary, Alberta. 

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