Budget Archive

  • What can you do with $100?

    Tweet How much is $100? Just the other day, my friend told me that even if she cut $100 in her budget, she wouldn’t be able to cover the deficit in her budget (around $1500), because her husband isn’t working at the moment. I told […]

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  • It’s easier to make your own money

    Tweet It seems easier to make sure that you can take care of yourself financially instead of relying on others to do it for you. It just seems like a lot of work to make sure others keep their pockets open to you. It would […]

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  • When to buy clothes when they are most likely to be discounted

    Tweet The best sales for wardrobe items are usually in the following months: January = Coats, outerwear and anything winter-y like scarves, gloves and hats February = Boots, High-end jewellery, Cashmere sweaters March = Handbags and Spring raincoats April = Spring Raincoats, All kinds of […]

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  • Too cool to save

    Tweet Remember how in high school, if you were really into studying and getting good grades, you were somewhat of a pariah among the cool kids? If you were really into math or if you weren’t interested in going to underage keggers every weekend, you […]

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  • Got a brand new shiny job? Watch out for these pitfalls.

    Tweet Congratulations! You have a shiny new job and you’re going from making $10/hour (minimum wage in Ontario) to $40,000 a year! WOW! $40,000!!!!!! That is DOUBLE what you were making before. ($10/hour x 2000 hours a year = $20,000) But wait. Does this mean […]

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