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Buying a Home in Canada: 5 Things I Learned

by on December 19, 2025
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Recently, my husband and I began the process of buying a home in Canada. As first-time homebuyers, we decided the best route for us was to buy our house pre-construction, so we set off on the arduous homeownership journey that would last more than a year. As new immigrants, we…

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7 Benefits of Building vs Buying a Home in Canada

by on October 24, 2025
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The question of whether we’d be building vs buying a home didn’t come up until well into our search to buy our first home in Canada. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I suppose I thought buying a new-build home was something people with infinite financial resources do. Well,…

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Save Money : 7 Lifestyle Choices for Better Family Living

by on January 31, 2025
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Everyone (regular folks) looks for realistic ways to save money. Whatever the reason, whether to afford necessities, prepare for the future, or make large purchases, the goal is almost always to improve one’s lifestyle. We’ve all heard the sordid cliche advice that Millennials should buy fewer lattes, cut out subscriptions…

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Tips to Make the Most of Your Money Daily

by on January 12, 2024
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Canada is expensive! Yesterday, I went to the store and a pack of three whole chickens that generally run me about $30-$34 (Yes, I absolutely search for a package that weighs and costs a dollar or two less) cost $45 this grocery trip. It’s not that I am not aware…

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Cost of living in Canada: Saskatchewan

by on May 20, 2023
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As you may know, Canada markets itself aggressively to immigrants. This results in the highlight of the great things about living here, which are many. Canada is a great place to live, but the cost of living in Canada needs more external attention. Nowhere is perfect, of course, but many…

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Four Tips for Saving Money More Intentionally

by on February 18, 2023
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If there ever was a time to share tips for saving money, it’s now. Inflation going into 2023 is ridiculous. The cost of basic necessities while we are still very much in the throes of a pandemic and war is strangling many people. Just six months ago, when I recorded…

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Cost of Living In Jamaica 2021

by on September 17, 2021
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My home island Jamaica has a fair number of ex-pats or potential ex-pats who want to know the cost of living in Jamaica. It is something that isn’t always readily available through a quick google search and even might be lacking. You can ask around, but answers are likely to…

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Money Myths Costing You Financial Freedom

by on July 16, 2021
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Money myths. We’ve all heard them. In fact, more than anything else, they’re the starting point for most of us since financial education isn’t a priority on school curriculums. If our parents didn’t learn about financial planning and make it their priority to teach us, we had to learn as…

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9 Family Financial Goals You Should Set

by on June 19, 2021
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It goes without saying that when you start a family, there are bound to be some family financial goals that you will want to achieve. These goals require a team effort and typically include considerations for both individuals at the helm and any children old enough to have aspirations. Goals…

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Good Money Habits to Teach Kids

by on April 5, 2021
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Most of us appreciate the importance of having good money habits and discussing money matters with our spouses. Nonetheless, individuals from lower to middle-income homes are often left to figure it out for themselves. This was my experience. I had one parent who was terrible with money and another who…

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How to Create a Family Budget

by on March 24, 2021
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A family budget is crucial if you are serious about financial planning and stability for the family. I don’t know about you, but one of the major life lessons of the past year is that the proverbial ‘rainy day’ can actually be a monsoon. For many of us, providing financial…

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How to Manage Money in Marriage

by on December 30, 2020
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I feel like much of the financial education advice put out there says it’s geared to everyone and but doesn’t tell us how to manage money in marriage, in general, or how to create wealth. I don’t find that to be the case most of the time at all. Much…

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