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    4 Ways To Shrink Your Grocery Bill by Going Low Waste

    February 15, 2022 /

    Grocery Bills are Increasing I’m not sure about you, but I dread looking at the budgeted versus actual amount I spend on groceries these days!  Groceries have exploded in price and reviewing my receipts leaves me wondering how I can bring the grocery bill for my weekly shop down.   It’s a constant struggle for me, the balance between time and budget – when I was on maternity leave I had more time to make things myself to reduce the amount spent in the store on pre-made items.  But since going back to work, the time budget outside of working hours is pretty small, and stretched between too many things.   As…

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    12 Fun and Budget-Friendly Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids!

    December 21, 2021 /

    Why Budget-Friendly? Here we are at the end of December and it’s hard to believe that we’re only days away from Christmas! For many years growing up, the budget was very tight in our home. And though the movie-prop style stacks of glimmering gifts on Christmas morning were not within reach, we would draw upon our ingenuity and creativity to come up with gifts that would make our loved ones feel special nonetheless! So whether you’re looking to add a few last-minute gifts, or to stretch a dollar, see below for my go-to budget-friendly Christmas gift ideas for kids! Also, for some ideas for activities to do over the break,…

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    What do Finances have to do with Living Life Sustainably

    June 15, 2021 /

    If you’ve explored our blog, you’ve likely seen that I spent an entire year going through Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s Money Master Class. I posted weekly recaps about the class, which you can find here: Money Master Class – A Year of Financial Guidance. Since our blog is a sustainable lifestyle blog, have you ever wondered: What do finances have to do with living life sustainably? Why Personal Finances Matter Finances are intertwined with every area of our life. In our world, money matters. So it makes sense that our own personal money and our personal financial life matters too. My Financial Story Up until my mid-20’s I was okay financially. I…

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    Money Master Class: A Year of Financial Guidance

    January 5, 2021 /

    If you’re looking to learn more about your personal finances, get your finances in order, get out of debt, save more, or any combination of these, bookmark this page! This Money Master Class will take you through a year of financial tasks, advice, and times of reflection–all with the purpose of getting your personal financial life in order. At the beginning of 2020, Gail Vaz-Oxlade came out of retirement to share her wealth of financial advice with the world one last time. She launched her Money Master Class on Twitter, sharing daily tweets with advice, homework, and, questions to start conversations. I’ve summarized all of these tweets into weekly recaps…

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    #MoneyMasterClass Recap-Week 52

    January 2, 2021 /

    The year has come to an end! Believe it or not, we’ve made it through 2020! It was a full year of thinking of finances every day and examining how our money is working for us. If you’ve made it through–even partway–CONGRATS! You’ve put in work to get yourself in a better position financially. A Year’s Worth of Lessons This year Gail took us through so many aspects of our lives. Some of my highlights from the year’s lessons were: Focusing on my core values and goals (Week 1) Making my money work harder by choosing better High Interest Savings Accounts (Week 10) Learning about concepts such as Curveball Accounts…

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    #MoneyMasterClass Recap-Week 51

    December 19, 2020 /

    This week was a short one and it really does feel like things are starting to wrap up for the class. The brief topics touched on were helping others and taking care of our stuff. Helping Others Gail has focused a lot on helping others this year–so much so that her requested “payment” for the #MoneyMasterClass was for donations to women’s shelters and food banks. She carries this message through the end of the year, talking about helping others this week. Stuff and Things Are you a part of any barter groups or neighbourhood groups? They are a great way to connect with others for items to borrow and share.…

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