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How to Become a Super Saver

    A powerful tool when it comes to building wealth is to create an environment conductive to spending and having less. This concept starts with the goal of saving for the future while keeping your household’s monthly cash flow lean. Rather than creating tedious monthly budgets, this strategy can slow down the spending in …

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Hobbies That Can Help Put Money in the Bank

Stanislaw Mikulski | Shutterstock.com One of the best feelings in the world is doing what you love and making money doing it. Not a lot of people have the opportunity to make money doing what they’re passionate about it. Fortunately, if you’re zealous about any these hobbies, you can transform your hobby into money in …

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Meal Planning As a Financial Tool

Meal planning has many benefits.  It allows a family to cook meals that everyone likes, ensures meals are balanced and more.  The biggest benefit to meal planning though is a financial tool to help arrange family expenses.   Meal planning is considered a financial tool as families are able to easily control the total amount spent …

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How to Have a Magical Christmas on a Budget

  Christmas is a magical time of year, with your days filled with holiday cheer and gift-giving. Although this time of year is fun, it can also get expensive. Not only do you need to buy gifts for friends and family, you also need to decorate your home, cook food for that holiday party, and …

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10 Great Depression Era Savings Tips

  The Great Depression was a financially difficult time. However, many people who lived during this era developed savings skills that allowed them to be financially successful after the Great Depression ended. Other savings skills resulted in traits like my grandmothers hatred of anything to do with soggy bread. Bread soaked in milk for dinner …

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5 Smart Ways to Save on School Supplies

Back to school shopping can wreak havoc on a budget, especially if you have more than one child. According to a survey done in 2013 by the National Retail Federation, the average (American) family spends $635 on back to school clothes and supplies. Some families pay tuition on top of that. So how do you …

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The BIG List of Free Things to do in Toronto

Whether you’re out and about in Toronto by yourself or with your family, there are always fun Free Things to do in Toronto for everyone!  These are activities locals can enjoy as well as those coming in from the suburbs or even those visiting from further away for the Pan Am Games this summer! Free …

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How to Successfully Generate Multiple Streams of Income

Financial tips for how to Successfully Generate Multiple Streams of Income with ease and never have to worry about finances again! Are you sitting at home and wondering how you can bring a little bit more money into your home? Well, you can keep a steady stream of reliable income flowing in with multiple streams …

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How to Survive a Layoff: The Essential Layoff Survival Guide for Canadians

How to Survive a Layoff: The Essential Layoff Survival Guide for a healthy financial life post-employment. If you are faced with a layoff, it may feel like the end of the world, but it’s definitely not. You’ll be taken through a lot of financial and emotional turmoil, but you can take steps to prepare you …

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11 Best Practices That Can Help You Avoid Losing Money

Have you ever felt like your paycheck goes towards everything but yourself? Part of this could be because you are throwing your money away on simple things that can be avoided. This guide has 11 tips to help you avoid losing money so you have more to spend on the luxuries in life. Avoid Tickets …

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How to Thrive and Not Just Survive on ONE Income

If your family is living on a single income, then it can sometimes feel as if you’re barely surviving. By making some serious budget changes, you can transform your barely surviving mentality into one that’s thriving. Here are some tips you can use to thrive and not just survive on ONE income.    Create a …

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11 Ways to Save Money on Electricity

  Tired of your electricity bill being so expensive? The more you use electricity, the higher your bill will be. This can be prevented, however, if you take the necessary steps to conserve your electricity use. If you’re looking for ways to save money on your electricity, these tips will get you started on the …

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How to Teach Your Kids about Saving Money

  As a parent, you work hard to prepare you kids for life. You might have enrolled them in preschool so that they’d be ready for Kindergarten. You help them practice the sport they want to play and give them lessons on their favourite instrument. Although there’s nothing wrong with doing these things, are you …

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