by admin | Jan 23, 2021 | Money Management
My students will tell you that my mantra in life is to “Think simple”. It was something one of my college professors always said, with a heavy French Canadian accent. He was one of the best teachers I ever had, and was an inspiration for me as a teacher. I have come...
by admin | Jan 4, 2021 | Money Management
I am a very bad grandpa. I admit it. I am also a fair bit of a Scrooge. Throw in Covid and you have the perfect storm. For the last several years I have tried to instill some financial sanity into the Christmas season. I have promoted a “small gift” for the kids,...
by admin | Sep 6, 2020 | Money Management
I really got interested in finances when I was about 45 years old. I realized that there were not that many “Earning years” ahead of me. So, I looked at my financial situation with a view to retiring. It was not a pretty site. $50,000.00 in your RRSP is just not...
by admin | May 7, 2020 | Investing, Money Management
I was talking to someone the other day and we were comparing stories about American Patriotism examples. It got me thinking. Many Canadians have a poor opinion of American Patriotism. We think that it is over done. But is it?? Or does it just look that way,...
by admin | Apr 24, 2020 | Money Management
I get bored quick so today is a change of topic. Tomorrow I will publish the Bottom Feeder Picks for Thursday and Friday. Today I want to talk about the miss use of the word FREE and some other words of finance. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary the...
by admin | Feb 17, 2020 | Money Management
Kevin O’Leary gave me some excellent advice. I had asked him about how to price a Financial Course. He told me, then said BUT! “No matter how good it is, even if you give it away for free, the people who really NEED it, will not take it.” I will...