#MAKEBUDGETSCOOL Let me get up on my soapbox for a moment and talk about why budgets are so great. I often hear people say 'they don't like budgets' or they 'don't believe in budgets' or they don't want to 'live on a budget' and it goes on and on. Everyday people and financial professionals alike. I'm here to say we need to STOP giving budgets a bad rep. We need to make budgets cool! Ok, maybe that's a stretch but imagine how much more excited we'd been to budget if society s

Here's what most financial advice gets wrong: it assumes you have unlimited willpower to resist temptation, stick to your budget, and make the "right" choice every single time. Spoiler alert, you don't. None of us do. And that's not a personal failing; it's just how humans work. Financial willpower operates much like a physical muscle. It can be strengthened with practice, but it also gets tired when you use it too much. Understanding this simple truth can completely transfor

If you're living paycheque to paycheque, or keep paying off your credit card only to see it bounce back up again, you're not alone, and you're certainly not stuck. The path forward doesn't require a windfall or a finance degree. It starts with three foundational money management tasks that can genuinely transform your relationship with money. 1. Get Crystal Clear on Your Values Your values are your financial GPS. When you know what truly matters to you, your money decisions b

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