For many first-time homebuyers, purchasing a house can come with a range of complex emotions. It is not a decision to be taken lightly, least of all because it is one of the biggest financial decisions you will ever make. One of the best things...
There are a number of energy-saving methods and behaviours that can easily be implemented within your home environment. The benefits of these are twofold: they will save you money on utilities and will help to protect the environment. Whatever drives your decision to start reducing...
Your relationship with your partner will experience many exciting milestones: your first kiss, moving in together, getting engaged, having children… But one of the most important steps in your relationship will be buying a home together and getting your first mortgage. A home will likely...
If this is your first time getting a loan or mortgage, the process can seem overwhelming. To make it simpler, we've broken the process down into five easy-and important-steps: Determine a borrowing budget You'll want to be realistic about what amount you can borrow based on your...
After a long cold winter, we are finally slowly emerging into the sunshine like butterflies from a chrysalis. The past few days of warm weather and sunshine may have you looking out into your backyard with a critical eye. How did your deck manage through...
If you are buying your first home, congratulations! This is an exciting milestone in your life, but it can also be a stressful one. Buying a home will likely be the most expensive purchase you will ever make and securing financing to make the transaction...
Contrary to all those myths you come across online, saving money requires tremendous amounts of self-control and sacrifice. There might take a couple of easy fixes that can save you a couple of hundred dollars, but there’s no easy shortcut to save thousands of dollars....
These days, we know that kids rely completely on their parents for financial advice. Parents are the best people to consult for “money” counseling. Children know their parents’ savings’ ideology and they respect their decisions. The sad part is the financial advice is supposed to...