helping canadians be savvy, informed and thoughtful about their money
Posted in freebies or nearly on Oct 31st, 2007
Full disclosure: I work part-time for Citizens Bank of Canada as I build up my coaching business (hello dental benefits, extended health, pension!). But I work for them ONLY because I’m nearly as passionate about Citizens Bank as I am about Your Money by Design. It’s a virtual bank based [...]
Posted in econ 101 on Oct 30th, 2007
Hallelujah. The gst is probably dropping down to 5%. That’s a 1% raise for each of us. (thanks for the heads-up, mj!)
Maybe I can afford the new google-phone expected to be announced in the next couple weeks, and released in 2008. (oooo — could I betray the iphone like that??)
Posted in praxis, smart shopping on Oct 29th, 2007
A number of us thrifty-types in the blogosphere have committed to eating at home and meal planning for the month of November. So far, participants include:
Wooly Woman
Vixen on a Budget
Laughing at Guilded Butterlies
and Barb B.
It’s not too late to jump in here with us (think how good you’ll be feeling for the holiday [...]
Posted in case study on Oct 27th, 2007
About 70% of my clients contact me initially because they are afraid of something about their money.
Many (!) are afraid they will not have ‘enough’ and will be a bag lady (or some similar fate).
Others are afraid that their debt will overtake them and drive them into the ground.
Some simply have a free-floating anxiety about [...]
Posted in fun with money on Oct 26th, 2007
“The Secret” (avail. at Abebooks.com“) and “manifesting money” is much talked about these days. Personally, I lean towards the conventional – developing our savvy, paying attention to how we handle money, and seizing opportunities. I also think being ‘poor’ (whatever that means) is no reflection of character, and certainly doesn’t mean a person simply hasn’t [...]
Posted in cool guest posts, philosophy of $, praxis on Oct 25th, 2007
I have a counterpart in the States, currently residing in the UK. (actually, I’m flattering myself by referring to him as a counterpart. He’s years further into this privileged business of helping people take charge of their money than I am.) Steve Rhode recently posted a thoughtful blog post. He asks [...]
Posted in ask an accountant, cool guest posts on Oct 24th, 2007
Ask an Accountant is provided by YMbD’s favourite accountant, Mindy Abramowitz. Today, she gives some good news to parents — payments from the gov’t for kids, and tax credits. (hmm. I wonder if they’d consider helping out parents of daschunds.)
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Here is a roundup of the benefits and tax credits for parents of young children:
Canada Child [...]
Posted in freebies or nearly on Oct 24th, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007 7:30pm
Pacific Baroque Orchestra
Delirio Amoroso: Handel’s Italian Years
St. James Church (Gore & Cordova)
Free admission
As a 20-year old musical hopeful, Georg Händel (he hadn’t anglicized his name yet) took a trip to Italy to find out what was going on in that musical world. The Italians were singing (what [...]
Posted in econ 101 on Oct 23rd, 2007
I ’switched’ a few months ago, and then so did my brother and last week so did my mom. While it has not been the problem-free experience I expected, there’s no question: I’ve drunk the Apple kool-aid.
So have a whole lot of other people. Sales this past quarter are up 29 [...]
Posted in case study on Oct 20th, 2007
Real life case studies draw on my experience past-and-present with clients. The individuals are heavily disguised, but the underlying issues are the same.
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Roger had stocks that had made money and lost money.
He had debts owing the gov’t, student loans, banks and credit cards.
He had boxes, and boxes of unopened financial documents.
He hasn’t filed taxes [...]
