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#Goals - Make 'em and Slay 'em
Did you know that writing down your goals has been proven to help you achieve them? According to a study performed by Gail Matthews at...
Brooklyn Scott
Oct 20, 20162 min read


Financial Health - How to de-stress your finances
We often seek professional help when it comes to maintaining our physical and mental health, but why not our financial health? You would...
Brooklyn Scott
Oct 12, 20163 min read


TFSA or RRSP (and what are they, anyways?)
What is a TFSA? What is an RRSP? Which is better??? Let me help define and dissect Canada's two most popular registered investment...
Brooklyn Scott
Oct 6, 20163 min read


How much do I actually need to save for retirement?
Experts have come up with various calculations: You need to save 10% of your income per year. (True, if you begin saving 40 years prior to...
Brooklyn Scott
Sep 27, 20163 min read


I don’t have any money to save or invest: the lifestyle creep
There are people in this world who may not earn enough to cover the basic necessities – food, clothing, shelter. There are others being...
Brooklyn Scott
Sep 20, 20164 min read


YOLO – and other reasons why you are broke
YOLO (You Only Live Once), Treat Yourself, Live for today, etc. are all great sayings to make you feel less guilty about spending money...
Brooklyn Scott
Sep 1, 20162 min read


The 19-year-old Millionaire
In this post I would like to introduce you to Michael. At 19-years old he is well on his way to becoming a millionaire. Michael graduated...
Brooklyn Scott
Aug 25, 20162 min read


Saving vs. Investing: How NOT investing is costing you money
Saving is great! I LOVE it! However simply saving cannot grow your money the same way investing can. This blog post is going to help...
Brooklyn Scott
Aug 18, 20164 min read
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All the women who are [financially] independent - throw your hands up at me!
Although I want to believe every one of my female friends is financially engaged, “[s]tatistics show that women are still behind the...
Brooklyn Scott
Aug 15, 20162 min read


Investing as Gardening: How does your garden grow?
Today on the blog, let’s explore the topic of investing through the analogy of growing a garden, shall we? Selecting a plot – with whom...
Brooklyn Scott
Aug 10, 20163 min read


Why your family NEEDS an RESP
So, you have reservations about setting up an RESP for your child. You may believe it’s complicated to do, or doesn’t make sense for your...
Brooklyn Scott
Jul 19, 20162 min read


How I plan to save over $85,000 towards my daughter’s education using only the Government’s money
July 20 2016 – check your bank account – you should now be receiving the revamped Canada Child Benefit (which replaced the former...
Brooklyn Scott
Jul 7, 20163 min read


Pay Yourself First, Pay Yourself First, Pay Yourself First!
"If you take a look at the state of affairs in Canada with housing prices where they are, student loan balances being higher than they've...
Brooklyn Scott
Mar 6, 20162 min read
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