Financial Planning As A Family

This week we’re taking a brief pause in the Finding Freedom series to talk about a pretty amazing new personal finance app that’s been garnering a lot of attention. It’s not even available for widespread use yet, but it’s still got people talking. Oh, and to be clear, they aren’t…

We spend a lot of time evaluating where we invest. Whether it’s money, time, or energy, we try to be very intentional about how we deploy our most valuable resources. While we regularly re-assess our game plan and risk tolerance, to make sure our plan remains appropriate for our given…

“When and why did you decide to pursue Financial Freedom” This is a question we frequently get asked. But while I’ve touched on some of our reasons in various posts – I’ve never written a post about how exactly we started our journey here because it’s a question that’s simultaneously easy…

This week I am super excited to have our very first guest post here at Freedom101! Last year when I wrote about our ongoing analysis between choosing Public School, Private School or Homeschooling for our kids, Chrissy from Eat Sleep Breath FI, had some great comments and insight to offer…

Back in the pre-Mr. Money Moustache days, before FIRE was its own stand alone acronym, and before personal finance blogs were sprouting up everywhere (man I really should have started my blog back then), Mike and I were in the very beginning stages of fumbling our way towards a goal Mike…

Though one might think a government introduced education savings tool would be structured to be simple to understand, Canadian Registered Educations Savings Plans (RESP’s) are instead one of the most complex tax advantaged accounts in Canada. God forbid the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) make saving for your kids education straightforward!…

Choosing the right school for your kids isn’t a hot topic in the Financial Independence/Financial Freedom community, but it probably should be. Public, private or home schooling, each comes with its own financial implications that need to be factored into your overall plan in achieving FF. For anyone planning on…

Ok, after Donald Trump felt the need to weigh in on the largest divorce in history, I couldn’t resist but write a post. Not only was Trump’s comment entirely inappropriate for his position (shocker), he underscored the assumption that so many people seem to be making. That Jeff’s billions of…

As we prepare to ring in the New Year, many people are still contemplating what, if any, resolutions to make moving forward. Often our New Year’s resolutions focus inward, directed towards some form of self-improvement or lifestyle betterment. These resolutions can be extremely positive and impactful, but what about thinking…

It’s been about a year since Mike and I retired, and it’s been a year full of new experiences and of course, many lessons. We’ve learned a lot about what retirement should be, but also about what it shouldn’t. I used to think that once we had pulled the retirement…