What is Financial Literacy?
Do you feel like you are financially literate? Do you know what financial literacy is? If not, that’s okay. The goal of this post is to help you to understand what financial literacy is and why you should care about it.
Category: Insights for the “Real World”
Money is Not a Four Letter Word
***This post is part of the #WomenRockMoney Movement, a large group of female personal finance bloggers who have come together to inspire more women to learn about money. *** ___________________ Money can elicit a multitude of emotions. Envy, shame, ignorance, superiority, dread and anxiety, to…
Am I Cheap or Frugal?
Since high school I’ve been a diligent saver. Like a squirrel socking away her acorns for a brutal Canadian winter, I stash my hard earned dollars in case of emergency! Although I come from a middle class family, have consistently had a roof over my…
How to Get Fit for Free
You don’t need a personal trainer or a gym membership to get fit. You don’t need a new wardrobe from lulu lemon, a Fit Bit or a fancy fanny pack to carry your water bottles. In fact, you don’t need to spend any money to…
Why I Will Never Buy a New Car
I recently sold my 2002 Volkswagen Passat. I didn’t want to do it. The car was in great shape for her age (my car was a lady) and she was a smooth ride. Although my car had been very well maintained she was pushing 300,000km…
A Valentine’s Poem From a Frugal Female
This Valentine’s Day please save your money, I don’t need a present to prove you’re my honey. I don’t care about flowers or chocolate or rings, I’m all about experiences and memories, not things.
How to Make Money as a Teenager
The year was 1996. I was 11 and I wanted a job. So, I picked up the phone book and started flipping through the yellow pages to find a suitable employer. What’s that you say….a phone book??? Yes, this was back in the old days….