Top 10 New Year’s resolutions to save you money
New Year’s resolutions are a funny thing – either you’re keen about making them or you only start thinking of them when someone asks you about yours – usually just about 20 minutes before...
Monthly Archive: December 2015
Is University a Guaranteed Lottery Ticket?
The smart people go to university. The almost-smart people go to college. The rest go to work. This once seemingly unassailable logic has been passed down to Canadian students for three or more generations...
The RESP deadline is fast approaching
The hustle and the bustle of the holiday season has arrived. Between finding gifts for loved ones, visiting relatives, attending holiday parties and decorating your home it’s hard enough to find time to eat,...
How to Stop Holiday Brain Drain and Keep Kids Learning This Season
As a teacher, assigning work over the December break was always a challenging decision to make. Some parents wanted homework for their child to limit downtime during the holiday, in hopes any academic progress...
Holiday Stress Busters for Parents, Teachers and Students
If you are a student, teacher or parent, you know that along with holiday cheer, December is also full of holiday stress! It is a time of deadlines, exams, report cards, budget stretching and...
A Frugal Guide to Last Minute Holiday Shopping
With the holiday season upon us, it’s hard not to let the panic set in—especially if your loved ones have their hearts set on specific, pricey gifts. Fear not: striking a balance between...
An Open Letter to Santa About the Hottest Toys This Christmas
Dear Santa, Hope things are well with you and Mrs. Claus up in the North Pole and that your elves have had enough rest given the workload they have this month. I know...
Holiday Gifts: What Dads Really Want in 2015
Dads – we sure get shafted around the holidays. Yes, it’s our stoic nature not to complain about the gifts we are given by our moms (socks), our wives (gloves) and our children...
4 Ways to Give Your Bank Account a Gift Over the Holidays
While the feeling of watching someone open “the perfect gift” is one of the best parts of the holiday season, the sinking feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you open...
How to Make a Holiday Birthday Celebration Truly Special
It was Christmas Eve when Andrea Traynor gave birth to her daughter. “My parents were over, helping me make dinner, when five minutes from eating, my contractions came on strong and fast,” Traynor says...
