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I deferred my mortgage…now what?

Actually, I deferred my mortgage back in August last year. At the time, my attempt at self-employment wasn’t yielding any … More

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CERB transition

The Federal Government has just announced CERB would be extended for another, final 4 weeks. I have explained this program … More

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Addressing privilege in personal finances

I have previously written about the element of privilege when it comes to FIRE, i.e. Financial Independence Retire Early.

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Collection agency protection- updated

Contacted by a collection agency? You have rights!

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CESB explained

Until last week, very little financial relief was available to students

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“Here for you” is all relative

If you live in Canada, you’ve probably received lots of e-mails from your financial institution and other service providers letting … More

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Coronavirus and your expenses (with a BC twist)

Pandemic or no pandemic, we all have bills to pay….unfortunately. If, like many people, you are already feeling the pinch … More

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Being consumer-debt free: one year later

  A year ago, I finally became consumer-debt free, after being a slave to my monthly payments for close to … More

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Financial milestone: consumer-debt free!

June 23rd, 2018 marked the day I officially became consumer-debt free. 

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10 Financial killers

In my previous post, I shared how F.I.R.E. has an element of privilege to it.

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