Why are we so bad at planning for retirement?
You’ve seen the ads. A reassuring person tells you that your biggest asset, a home, can be used to fund your retirement and you can stay in your home. I...
Why I hate shame and blame with money
Even if it gets clicks For some reason last week, my social media fed me a lot of Dave Ramsey videos probably because of what I write about for a living. I...
Insurance isn't sexy but let's talk about it
I get a lot of questions about life insurance for single people. Do we need it if we're single with no dependents? What other kinds of insurance should we...
Can you afford to work from anywhere?
For the last two weeks, I’ve been working away from my usual desk set-up being deeply non-ergonomic. I’ve slouched in chairs and a tiny sofa with my laptops,...
How to channel your rage against pointless billionaires
I try not to think about billionaires and despite my best efforts, I know about Lex Luthor’s* wedding in Venice. Ugh but I love how they had to move their...
Banking on X? That’s a hard pass from me
I did my daily skim of LinkedIn, including the news and saw this headline, Musk's X to launch finance features. Photo by Patrick Perkins on Unsplash...
Money for One: Edition #4
Welcome to Money for One, where solo earners share their budgets with us. This edition, our solo earner, based in Eastern Canada, paid off debt and while he...
We’re stressed about our money, the best time to shop for deals and my book’s title page
Summer is here-ish for those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere. That means that certain governments are trying to push through legislation before...
We're paying more for flights now? WTF
In a case of ‘no, single people are not making up the fact that it’s more expensive to be single,’ a news story broke just last week that solo flyers on US...
Why is it so hard to have fun without spending money?
Yes, I know I said I wouldn’t post in May but long weekends inspire me. Also, I bought dirt. A funny thing happened when I decided to cut back on my...
Can you survive on Canada’s government pension alone in retirement? Experts say you might be surprised
Until fairly recently, CPP replaced a quarter of your average work earnings — but it’s already providing more. We asked experts what to do if CPP and OAS...
I bought an expensive pillow for my birthday and I don't regret it (much)
May is my birthday month and while I’m not one to turn the entire month into it being all about me, I like having birthdays. Forget the haters who say...
Single and caregiving? Protect your money and your peace
It starts with a phone call from your parents asking for help with things, or to come with them to an appointment. Before you know it, you’ve become a...
Money for One: Edition #3 Puppy love
Welcome to Money for One, where solo earners share their budgets with us. Once again, thank you for those who offered to participate. If you’re interested in...
Your lifestyle crept up. Let’s fix it
Have you ever looked at your bank account and thought: Wait, how is it already this low? Photo by Christian Dubovan on Unsplash You didn’t go on vacation....
Anxiety about your investments? Leave them alone
Two weeks ago I wrote a piece for Financial Pipeline on how to survive tariffs and other anxiety inducing headlines. One of the people I interviewed was...
Why we all need vex money
One Friday, three years ago, I woke up to the sound of the news on my radio. Rogers, one of the three major telcos we have in Canada had a major outage and...
Community and tariffs
The world feels like it’s changing faster than ever thanks to Donald Trump’s deliberate chaos. Photo by Paul Fiedler on Unsplash Every day brings more news...
Solo travel, money scripts and shut up, Kevin O'Leary!
It’s March and I am over the deep freeze. Give me a few degrees above zero, please. I took a look at the weather for the next week and it’s going up to five...
Money for One: Edition #2
Photo by The Chaffins on Unsplash Welcome to the second edition of Money for One, where solo earners share their budgets with us. Once again, thank you for...