Practical Ways To Keep Your Marriage Strong
From my experience, a successful marriage hinges on the following key habits: creating satisfying love and friendship rituals, creating a safe place to discuss issues openly and finally, utilizing good …
The Joneses are BROKE!
By Christi Posner Doesn’t it feel like your neighbours, your family, and your friends are always getting pretty, shiny new things? One day your co-worker has a new iPad, the …
What is the role of the Credit Bureau?
By Betty Burwell, Home Economist Answer: Provincial laws govern credit bureaus so rules and regulations vary. Credit bureaus offer credit history to financial institutions, credit card issuers, retailers and oil companies. …
An Adult with an Allowance
By Christi Posner I am guilty of this. My mom and sister are guilty of this. My co-workers are guilty of this. Someone compliments you on your new pair of …
Four Ways To Cut Mortgage Interest
If you’re like most people, you want to pay off your mortgage as quickly as possible. So a key mortgage strategy should be to find all of the ways you …
Managing A Student Loan
Student loans can be a wonderful resource when you are going through college or university but they won’t put you on easy street. The amount of money that is given …
Tips for Saving Money
By Roberta Cox, Home Economist Use your local library. Borrow books, videos, audio tapes from them. If you remember to return them on time there are no fines. Plan menus …
Tips to Improve Your Credit Rating
Many Canadians don’t realize how important their credit reports and credit scores really are. How good your credit history and score is can determine whether you are eligible for everything …
Rebuilding Credit
By Christi Posner Last week I had an a-ha moment when I pulled my credit report and discovered that my credit score was considered “excellent” for the first time in …
Risk of Frost
By Getty Stewart, Professional Home Economist Its mid-September and the “risk of frost” warnings are being posted by Environment Canada. How do you react? Do you… play the odds and …
