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Towards a Healthier Financial Future
Section: Saving
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information about your money.
Sales Are Shams but Deals Are Real: Here’s How to Know the Difference
Wirecutter on spotting an overhyped “sale” that doesn’t provide a meaningful discount or an actual deal →Tired of overspending? Want to cut expenses without giving up your favorite things? Here are a variety of creative ways to save money on everything from food to getting married.
31 Creative Ways To Save Money from Forbes ADVISOR →6 big purchases that can save energy and money at home
NPR Life Kit: Here are a few energy-saving solutions to consider →A shame-free guide to digging out of debt
NPR Life Kit: In this episode, they offer shame-free solutions for digging out of debt →Can you afford to totally change your life?
Longing to quit your job and follow your passion? Or perhaps take a break to travel? Or move to a new place? First, you'll need to look at your finances. →Many millennials and Gen Z’s have done everything “right” - they’ve graduated, found good jobs, are paying off their debt and saving money. So why is it so hard to live the middle class lifestyle their parents and older peers had at their age?
Podcast: Stress Test by columnist Rob Carrick - Is the middle class dead for millennials and Gen Z? →How TikTok changed the vibe of personal finance advice
Podcast: Stress Test by columnist Rob Carrick on how Gen Z and millennials are getting a lot of their money advice from TikTok, where personal finance videos have more than 5.8 billion views. →The Bank of Parents - Exploring a touchy subject for every family: borrowing money from your parents.
Half Banked Podcast: Hosts Cadeem, Bethan and Lauren on the Bank of Parents →The Real Costs Of A Wedding in Canada — and How to Handle Them
Half Banked Podcast: Hosts Cadeem, Bethan and Lauren as they tackle today’s biggest money problems facing Gen Z and millennials →Dear Life Kit: My husband shuts down any time I try to talk about our finances
Podcast: NPR Life Kit on talking about money with your partner →Tempted to buy a home with siblings or friends? Here’s what you need to know
Podcast: Stress Test by columnist Rob Carrick on what you should know before buying a home with others →Love in the time of inflation: How to manage rising costs when dating
Podcast: Stress Test by columnist Rob Carrick on creative ways to meet the love of your life - while spending less →Investing against climate change - Climate change is a growing concern for many young Canadians, with some questioning where they should live, what they should be saving for and how they should invest.
Podcast: Stress Test by columnist Rob Carrick - How climate anxiety is shaping small and large financial decisions →Recession-beating tips for the job market, housing, investing and the cost of living
Podcast: Stress Test by columnist Rob Carrick on on how to prepare for the changes in the job and housing markets, investing and the cost of living →How soaring rents are transforming student life. Student debt is a growing problem in Canada - one that’s set to get worse in the coming years.
Podcast: Stress Test by columnist Rob Carrick on how soaring rents are transforming student life →Rob Carrick talks to Paul Kershaw, a professor at the University of British Columbia and founder of Generation Squeeze, a group that researches intergenerational fairness, about why many millennials feel like the middle class is dead.
Podcast: Is the middle class dead for millennials and Gen Z? →Rising interest rates brought pain for new homeowners - and opportunity for house hunters
Podcast: Stress Test by columnist Rob Carrick and editor Roma Luciw →Rob Carrick's Stress Test with Shannon Lee Simmons, a Toronto-based certified financial planner whose core clients are millennials and Gen Z, about shifting views of retirement and how you can best prepare.
Podcast: Retirement might look different for Gen Z and millennials. Here’s how to plan for it →
Rob Carrick speaks with Shir Magen, the CEO of HomeStars on his Stress Test Podcast about the popularity of renovations, the types of renos that add value to your home and money-saving tips for those considering heading down the reno route.
Podcast: Renovating can help you get the home you otherwise can't afford →
"A $5,700 wedding dress for $64. Expensive baby items for a fraction of the price. Construction materials to renovate a home."
Podcast: Save money and the planet: How thrifting can help combat inflation →Money Shame - You’re broke, but you blow $100 on a dinner you can’t afford. You feel like you’re bad with money and your way of coping is to ignore your finances.
Podcast: You're not bad at money - you're suffering from money shame →If you’re looking for solid financial-planning strategies and information about the savings tools available, this podcast is for you.
Podcast: How to crisis-proof your finances →In 2022, the number of people moving to Alberta hit its highest level in almost a decade. At the same time, a record number of people left Toronto for other provinces.
Podcast: Why millennials and Gen Z are Alberta-bound for a more affordable life →An epic standard in overpromising and underdelivering was reached when the big banks named their savings accounts.
Check your big bank savings account - you could be making ‘0.000 percent’ interest →Without emergency savings in place, an unexpected car repair or job loss could force you into debt and derail your goals.
Do you have 3 months’ worth of expenses in your emergency fund? See your scorecard today →The First Home Savings Account launched April 1st!
Who should have one, who offers them and key rules →See your spending from a different perspective...
Saving starts with spending less on non-essential expenses. Learn how we can help →A first home savings account (FHSA) is a registered plan allowing you, as a prospective first-time home buyer, to save for your first home tax-free (up to certain limits). You will be able to open an FHSA starting April 1, 2023.
First Home Savings Account (FHSA) →Saving can be hard but it all starts with one simple step.
Start with just $1 in Week One. You will be surprised how much you accumulate over the year by adding just a dollar each week →