*This post was originally published on June 4, 2018. Building the habit of consistently assessing your finances and evaluating if your plan remains the best course of action for your circumstances, is an integral part of achieving Financial Freedom. Life priorities and our related goals evolve as we mature. Our…
*This post was originally published on June 25, 2018 Perspective. It’s essential to leading a happy life, and it’s most definitely essential to obtaining AND maintaining Financial Freedom. But sometimes we all need to sharpen our angle of view. I’m not talking about perspective in the sense of having an opinion…
No – I’m talking about actual sleep. Sufficient sleep is a necessity if we want to perform at our best. A decrease in our sleep can have dramatic effects on our ability to concentrate, retain information, make timely decisions, or exercise self-discipline and self-motivation. All functions that will impact our work…
With Canada Day just past, and Independence Day nearly here, summer has definitely arrived. And with it the BBQ’s, beach days, ice cream stops, and lazy afternoons. But as we celebrate these major holidays in our respective countries, it’s also a good time to pause and express a little gratitude…
When it comes to making financial decisions, being at the top of your game can make the difference between navigating your way to a successful outcome rather than a disastrous one. Decision fatigue happens to all of us. On a day to day basis we are faced with hundreds of…
As a parent of two, there is no trait I want to develop more in my kids than self-discipline. Where you find self-discipline, you find people who work hard, hold themselves accountable and problem solve without having their hand held. People who respect themselves, and therefore also respect others, and…
Everyone wants to be financially free and retire early, but the reality is that only a small number of people will attempt to obtain it, and an even smaller number of people will make it a reality. Why is that? Is it because finance is such a vast and difficult…
Cutting monthly expenses is one of the best ways to help you reach Financial Freedom. You reduce your monthly cost of living moving forward, thereby lowering the amount of money you will need to retire (sometimes substantially). AND instead of that money leaving your wallet each month, it’s now increasing…
Credit cards. They are truly one of the easiest and worst ways to accumulate debt. Far too readily accessed, and with exorbitantly high interest rates, they are a recipe for financial disaster when placed in the wrong hands. As it turns out, the wrong hands equates to almost half the…
Who isn’t on social media these days? Its all well and good if social media is bringing us value and enriching our lives, but for many it’s doing exactly the opposite. While social media can be an excellent tool and unbeatable resource, its also the perfect forum for people to…