The Budgette
Subscribe
Archives
Is a refusal to build affordable housing treason?
March 5, 2024
Yes, that word entered the conversation. Part 3 of Single Women Living Together.
Single Women Living Together part 2: About being 'like-minded'
February 20, 2024
Compatibility may not be that easy when looking for housemates and you hate the smell of fish
Single Women Living Together: Taking the future of housing into your own hands
February 5, 2024
Because guess who's not providing housing?
Guest post: Traveling while single and on a budget
January 23, 2024
Hi, I’m Renée, a finance and business journalist, writer, and content strategist. The Budgette is a chill newsletter about single finances and is published...
The Budgette is considering moving off Substack
January 9, 2024
Hi everyone, As you may be aware, Substack has a Nazi problem. While they say they’re dealing with it, I have been looking at other options. I am looking for...
How I'm planning on taking a month off
$ · January 9, 2024
Sharing the numbers, the privilege and the anxiety. Plus I'll probably work anyway.
17 things we learned about money this year
December 28, 2023
Billionaires still suck plus 11 ways to set ourselves up for success next year.
This post is brought to you by a cold, Buckley's, menthol tissues, spicy soup, painful sneezes and squishmallows
$ · December 3, 2023
It's not covid, I tested five times to make sure.
😠😠 Switching bank accounts is so tedious
November 28, 2023
A reminder that your banking information can be revealed at any time.
Let's talk about your team
November 14, 2023
I refuse to use a sports metaphor because I don't watch sports.
Spending money to create efficiency and buy back time
$ · October 31, 2023
Or, is this a thinly veiled excuse to not do chores? (Yes)
Why am I feeling broke?
$ · October 17, 2023
Also, I need to call the plumber because showering in ankle-deep water is gross.
Tell your lizard-brain to shut up: Why we aren't investing
$ · October 3, 2023
Sometimes we are our own worst enemy.
Are all your dollars working?
$ · September 12, 2023
If they aren't, they'll disappear like the slackers they are
So I was on tv last week talking about solo earners
$ · July 25, 2023
Here's the more political version. Also, dump your friends.
Yes, Barbie, sometimes I think about dying
$ · July 11, 2023
And that means preparing the paperwork, maybe while wearing pink.
How to rebuild your finances after a job layoff
$ · June 27, 2023
So you got a new job, go you! But now what?
🪆🪆Guest post: Tips for the novice online merchant
$ · June 6, 2023
Some practical tips so you can sell your stuff online
How to financially deal after you've been laid off
$ · May 23, 2023
Been there, done that, still holding a grudge
Insurance for single people - wait, come back!
$ · May 9, 2023
No, seriously. I know it's boring but it's relevant, I promise
🚀🚀Getting financial advice on and off TikTok
$ · April 25, 2023
Plus other snippets of financial advice.
Join me on Notes
$ · April 12, 2023
A new place to connect
Bulk buying when you're single
$ · April 11, 2023
Also, hello new followers. Want to go in on a side of beef?
Paid subscriber post: Women, net worth and housing
$ · March 28, 2023
Plus the full audio and ChatGPT's version of this interview which is hilariously terrible.
Women and retirement planning
$ · March 28, 2023
Because you keep telling me you want to do it but aren't sure where to start.
Quick and dirty thoughts on International Women's Day and pay gaps for single women
$ · March 8, 2023
Me, being not surprised.
Who's going to take care of your cat? 🐱
$ · March 7, 2023
When you're single, a will makes sure your stuff goes to the right people
Catching up on retirement, American-style
$ · February 21, 2023
Part one about 401Ks, Social Security and Medicare
⏳⏳⏳Catching up on retirement, American-style
$ · February 21, 2023
Part one about 401Ks, Social Security and Medicare
🐐🐐🐐 We opened the wine and our Wealthsimple accounts
$ · January 24, 2023
This post is not sponsored by Wealthsimple or goats.
27 things we've learned about investing and personal finance in 2022
$ · December 6, 2022
Why yes, I am totally venting my spleen.
What does the future of retirement look like?
$ · November 15, 2022
With the recent discussion in Ontario about public pensions, the conversation around pension plans as well as the future of retirement has kicked up again....
Yes, the market is doing some things
$ · November 15, 2022
And I know you have all the feelings about it
A rant about personal finance press releases
$ · November 1, 2022
It's not their fault but it made me think
So those credit cards fees penalize those who have to use them
$ · October 18, 2022
Will that stop us using them? Magic eight ball says nope.
We’re Doomed – DOOMED, I Tell You
$ · October 4, 2022
When your Substack colleague has something to say so... GUEST POST TIME!
Gut-checking the bear market
$ · September 27, 2022
Or I spoke with my financial advisor because I was having a mild yikes moment.
Fall clothes has me thinking of budgets again (with audio)
September 6, 2022
Is it time to make the emotional commitment?
Financial prepping if you're going to be single
$ · August 23, 2022
Don't give up your house even if a louse lives in it. *Unless you're in danger*
Foreign funerals and emergency funds
August 2, 2022
Because worrying about ArriveCan and security is bad enough
So you're going to be single soon
July 19, 2022
Let's look at some of the legal stuff. (This is not legal advice.)
Quickie thoughts on the recent Bank of Canada increase. What questions do you have?
$ · July 13, 2022
As you know, the Bank of Canada raised rates today by 100bps. #BREAKING The Bank of Canada raises its key interest rate by a full percentage point, its...
You guessed it: we can't quite recession-proof our investments
$ · July 5, 2022
Mitigate them, yes, thanks to a diversified portfolio.
So we have a community here and I have two questions for you.
$ · June 22, 2022
Which makes me ask two questions: What do you want to read about? How to plan for retirement? How to start investing? How to deal with what the market is...
No, we can't 'recession-proof' our finances
$ · June 21, 2022
but we can mitigate some of it.
How to start saving for retirement as a freelancer
$ · June 7, 2022
Canadian edition.
Let's continue to think about home ownership vs. renting
$ · May 24, 2022
Too often home ownership is pushed without thinking holistically about our money
I'll think about it tomorrow
$ · March 15, 2022
There are days when I don't want to think about my money. Or don't want to think at all.
Decreeping the lifestyle
$ · February 22, 2022
For some reason, I now have more jeans during the pandemic
How to find someone to do your taxes
$ · February 8, 2022
If you're like me and don't want to do them yourself because you don't want to.
Newer archives
Older archives