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Are you prepared for joy?
Your plans can change in the blink of an eye. An accident, illness or loss switches our brains into flight, fight or freeze modes. You...

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Oct 12, 20221 min read
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Extra cash? 8 Steps to Stay in Charge and Find Freedom.
After 2 1/2 years of a pandemic what has happened to our urge to spend? For some, spending on-line became a gateway to debt but for...

Shameless Spender
Sep 14, 20222 min read
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Ditch Summer Spending Shame!
As we try to hang onto the last days of summer reality arrives in the form of credit card balances. Whoa! Before you fall into the deep...

Shameless Spender
Sep 7, 20221 min read
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Aug 29, 20220 min read
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Get Ready for Retirement, Work with a Professional RRC®
Registered Retirement Consultant I have taken time away from my blog to earn the Registered Retirement Consultant® designation. The RRC®...

Shameless Spender
May 27, 20221 min read
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What AMOUNT do you need to retire? WRONG QUESTION – Retirement Planning
The right question is: How much do you want to spend? It is a complex process to provide a useful answer to you in your specific and...

Shameless Spender
Feb 8, 20223 min read
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Do the "Happy Dance of Freedom from Debt" in January! Save for Gifts All Year Round
Writing things down doesn’t just help you remember, it makes your mind more efficient by helping you focus on the important changes you...

Shameless Spender
Jan 29, 20222 min read
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Money & Hope: Navigating Separation and Divorce
The torrent of strong emotions takeover at the most unexpected moments; all the moving parts in the process leave you stuck and hopeless....

Shameless Spender
Jan 25, 20222 min read
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3 Hush-hush Retirement Costs: Preparing for Retirement
Learn about the 3 least talked about risks. Inflation is up and you are concerned about how far your retirement income will stretch. This...

Shameless Spender
Jan 20, 20223 min read
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Be above average & put money into an RRSP!
Be above average and contribute before the March 1st, 2022 RRSP deadline! You don’t need to decide the specifics of investing that money...

Shameless Spender
Jan 14, 20221 min read
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9 Steps to Your Someday: Preparing for Retirement
Planning for retirement is about more than investment growth, something you can’t control; it is about what you want and that you can...

Shameless Spender
Jan 6, 20223 min read
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Sanity & Saving Tips Part 2
Seven swans a-swimming. Take the family to your local pond for a walk to see the regal swans or out to the local pool for a swim instead...

Shameless Spender
Dec 10, 20212 min read
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Make room under the tree for cash-saving Christmas fun
Welcome December with all its colour, cheer, and giving! The holidays can promise many happy emotions and sadly, plenty of stress. Buying...

Shameless Spender
Dec 10, 20212 min read
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Get ready for Holiday Season "cheers not tears"!
Authentic Insight As the Holiday Season commercials appear excitement rises and panic is triggered. Whether it is buying gifts or special...

Shameless Spender
Oct 14, 20213 min read
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Meltdowns & picnics
Meltdowns aren't just for children. It is so nice to finally "get out and play"!! That said, kids along with parents can easily do too...

Shameless Spender
Jul 4, 20211 min read
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ICBC reduction - now what?
You have been paying your vehicle insurance to ICBC for ages. That bill just got cheaper! Before you go spend wildly consider paying into...

Shameless Spender
May 30, 20211 min read
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Breakfast budgeting
So now that you're sitting with your cup of coffee and wondering what you're going to do today budget what you're going to spend. It...

Shameless Spender
May 29, 20211 min read
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Financial independence can start with ice cream
Talk about money with your kids. Spending and saving money are life skills equal to putting gas in a car or brushing teeth. You might...

Shameless Spender
May 26, 20211 min read
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Getting married has been reinvented!
Plan again. With covid restrictions constantly changing how we live getting married has been reinvented! Weddings have taken a turn to...

Shameless Spender
May 25, 20211 min read
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I just can’t stick to a budget!
Authentic Insight You cringe at the thought of budgeting even though you know good money management needs it. You have tried, you have...

Shameless Spender
May 10, 20212 min read
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