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I have a special treat today. Meghan Chomut, CFP asked me to have a chat Live on Facebook and it was a hoot!
We talked Financial Independent, lifestyle, career, debt, saving, spending and, of course, BOOKS!
Read MoreIt was a regular Thursday morning. I got in my car to start heading to my local Toastmasters Club meeting. I closed the door and could still hear the outside world as opposed to the usual quiet nothing that results. How weird, I thought.
Read MoreI don’t often write about basic personal finance principles on this blog, but I will jump in on a recent trend I’m noticing on YouTube. I'm seeing various bloggers/vloggers repeating the following advice, especially when it comes to what I would consider luxury or "treat yourself" type of items…
Read MoreThere’s reality, and then there’s the lie that perpetuates it.
The reality is that it costs more to be a woman in this world.
Let me count the ways...
Read MoreI’ve had some feedback lately about my post titled More Is Less. The intention with that post is not to punish myself for my consumption, far from it.
The point of the "No Buy" challenge is to get in touch with what is far more satisfying than standard consumerism:
Mindful Consumption
Read MoreAs it became clear to me that Mr. F2P and I were finally reaching a significant financial milestone last year, I started taking my foot off the saving gas for a bit and ramped up my consumption.
I won't deny that it was fun at first. You know that feeling that comes from being a more reckless version of yourself, of throwing caution to the wind? Of course, my version of this wasn't so extreme but you get the idea.
Read MoreWe live in a debt culture. The majority of us have debt of some kind, be it a mortgage, student loans, a car loan, a line of credit, carrying a balance on our credit or store card(s), a government-endorsed loan against retirement savings, a buy-now-pay-later purchase, a payday loan, a pay advance, a debt owing to a bookie or dealer, or a mix of the above.
While many would argue that the seriousness of the various types of debt varies from “good debt” to “avoid at any cost,” I would argue that the fundamentals of how they affect our behaviour and how we feel are generally the same...
Read MoreI’ve read a lot about personal freedom recently on social media.
My conclusion? Despite what marketers try to sell us, personal freedom does not come from having all the right stuff.
If anything, our pursuit of "having it all" ends up costing us years of work and clutters up our living spaces, our garage and even *gasp* a rented storage unit or two.
Read MoreThere is SO MUCH pressure. It's everywhere, tacked on to every obligation or expectation we feel compelled to meet.
We feel the need to:
…and the list goes on.
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