Archive for August 2016
Is Charitable Giving Part Of Your Financial Plan?
Charitable giving is often an important part of a sound financial plan. In fact, philanthropy is one of the top four characteristics of wealthy people (the others are – spending wisely, investing for the future, and having multiple streams of income). Many people have a cause they care deeply about – specific charities, research organizations,…
Read MoreMy Four Biggest Investing Mistakes
I was 19 years old when I first started investing. I diligently set aside money every paycheque, starting with $50 every two weeks and eventually increasing that to $200 per month, to save for retirement inside my RRSP. Sounds like I was off to a great start, right? Wrong! Even though my intentions were in the…
Read MoreWeekend Reading: Good Traffic Edition
It’s hard to believe that we’ve been writing about personal finance and investing here at Boomer & Echo for six years! Thanks to all of our subscribers and readers for following along on this journey. This week we reached an incredible milestone – 4 million page views all time! Despite all the success we’ve enjoyed with our blog,…
Read MoreHow We Juggle Competing Financial Goals
If your thirties are (or were) anything like mine, it can be a juggling act to try and balance all of your competing financial goals. We can’t afford to make the maximum contributions to each of our RRSPs, TFSAs, and the kids’ RESPs – let alone top-up our mortgage payments and still have money left…
Read MoreTell Us Your Frugal Dating Stories
It can get expensive when you’re dating. Going out to a fancy restaurant, movie and overpriced bars for drinks afterwards can really do a number on your finances if you do it often. Do you: Really need to maintain an image of having plenty of money? Always dress to the nines on a date when…
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