Money & Investing
My experiences with budgeting, saving and investing, from Wealthsimple and Goodbudget to building a portfolio that works for me.
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My new Canadian heavy investment portfolio and letting WealthSimple do the boring stuff
I finally settled on an investment portfolio that feels right for me: 56% Canadian, 28% international and 16% U.S. Using WealthSimple's Automated Investing, I can choose the companies and ETFs I want while letting the automation handle much of the boring portfolio maintenance.
Buying individual stocks vs Wealthsimple's Automated Investing Account
Ditch the spreadsheet trap. Discover how Wealthsimple's Automated Investing Account handles manual stock buying, rebalancing, and portfolio math for you.
Fix your financial leaks
In this time of increasing costs, falling markets and ever growing global financial instability, people are looking inward to reduce their household costs to make their hard earned dollar work the hardest for them. Here are six clear and easy steps/changes to make to help you save hundreds if
Why I Switched to Wealthsimple — and Why I Think You Should Too
Over the years, I’ve tried just about every “traditional” banking and investing setup you can imagine. Big banks. Monthly fees. Complicated investment platforms. Random charges that somehow always showed up after the fact. Eventually, I got tired of feeling like my money was working harder for the bank than
My Journey with Goodbudget – A Deep Dive into Effective Budgeting
Budgeting is a concept that often feels like a chore to many, myself included. However, I followed the direction of Gail Vaz-Oxlade and her method of having money jars and watched her show. After I discovered Goodbudget, an app that has not only streamlined my finances but also made
Save $$$ on everyday expenses 2017
As you may have seen, saving money is a common theme on my site. To be honest, all of these things that I do, anyone can do. Most people will spend their time watching TV, working out, spending time with family and so on. If you spent a few hours
Home Insurance - Square One Insurance
We all need insurance for different situations, car, house, property, structures, boats, ect. You want to protect your investment and hard earned money if an unfortunate event were to happen. For the most part, you pay for the comfort of your property to be protected and never will need this
LED's and the power to save - Part 2
Last October I replaced 38 #halogen pot lights in our new house with low wattage LED's and got quite a significant decrease in hydro usage (LED's and the power to save part one) but these 38 bulbs did not even account for 50% of the bulbs