Why contributing to an RESP is a smart money move this tax season
It is tax season again, and many of us are scrambling to get all of our paperwork together to meet the filing deadline. In the rush of the moment, while you’re thinking about your...
Category: Family
How to Survive March Break with your Family
So it’s almost Spring Break, and perhaps you find yourself facing an overwhelming reality: you’re about to be at home with your kids for a week or two, but you have no plans for...
Entertaining and educational ways to make the most of Family Day this year
Family Day (Feb 18th) is fast approaching for most Canadians. The family-themed day off in February is observed in New Brunswick, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. If you’re living in one of...
Boosting creativity in your kids
Among the many things I want for my children – health, happiness, education, good manners – is for them to develop a strong connection to their inner and individual creativity. Like a Renaissance-inspired, but...
Staycationing on a Budget
Making memories with your family doesn’t have to cost a fortune, but it can quickly add up if you’re not careful. Here’s a few ways that you can make it a fun-filled summer without...
Father’s Day Gift Ideas
When it comes to Mother’s Day – all that we really want is a meal that we don’t have to cook ourselves and for someone else clean up the house. But what...
Father’s Day
“We’re having twins.” “Hello? Are you there?” For the most part, that’s how the phone call went with my wife the day she told me we were having twins. It was a lot...
Eating Healthy on a Budget
We always want to feed our family the most nutritious and delicious options out there. Unfortunately, eating clean doesn’t always come cheap. But, the saying, “you get what you pay for” doesn’t necessarily ring...
Creative ways to save more and spend less
There are many simple ways to make smarter saving a part of your family’s routine. But what if you could save even more by spending less on everyday things – or even better, by...
Budget-friendly ways to beat boredom
It happens to the best of us. No matter how hard you try, sometimes we just start feeling a bit ‘cooped up.’ You might have even heard it from your kids, those two little...
