Creating a Budget

A family budget helps you to buy the things you really need while staying within your income. Creating a budget for your family is not difficult, but it does require …

Budgeting Basics

What is a budget? A budget is a spending plan that helps you take control of your finances and get the most for your money. A budget shows your income …

Healthy Living for Seniors

Canadians are living longer than ever before. To maintain good health and enjoy life to its fullest, there are two main recommendations: Healthy Eating for Seniors Maintaining a healthy weight …

Staying Calm in the Chaos

Change in routines and households, being alone, loss of income, conflict with loved ones… the list of things that can cause stress in families is significant. Stress has an impact …

Effective Family Communication

Communication is a two-way activity, with a message sent and a message received; ideally, these two messages would be identical…but they seldom are. Communication during stressful times can be especially …

Sharing Space at Home

With parents working from home and children moving to remote learning, spaces in our homes are being shared more than ever. Every situation is unique, but below are a few …

Benefits of Buying Secondhand Clothes

Shopping for secondhand clothing has become trendy among young people and more accepted as a great option for thrifty management of resources. There are many reasons why purchasing clothing that …

Dehydrating Food at Home

Dehydrating is one of the oldest, most affordable and simple methods of preserving food. It preserves food by drying, using low heat and air flow to remove water from food …

Freezing Fruits and Vegetables

Freezing is a convenient and affordable way to preserve fruits and vegetables. When you freeze fresh produce shortly after harvest, it can contain more nutrients than fresh produce that has …

Reduce Food Waste at Home

We all need to take part in wasting less food. Finding ways to reduce food waste is just as important for us at home as it is for food producers …