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Month: May 2020

Expense Tracking (Part I) Collecting the data

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 MattBudgeting, CommentaryLeave a Comment on Expense Tracking (Part I) Collecting the data

Do you know where your money goes? Do you really know where your money goes? This isn’t a segue to dive into some asinine conspiracy theory, but I would say that a lot of people don’t actually know where their hard-earned money goes.

Dealing with car issues in a Pandemic

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 MattCommentary, Misc / NewsLeave a Comment on Dealing with car issues in a Pandemic
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We’re not traveling as much as we used to, though I’m sure we all want to. Unfortunately, grocery stores aren’t always next door and if you’re buying for a week or two you still need that car. Probably more considering…

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Staying the course in turbulent markets

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 MattInvesting2 Comments on Staying the course in turbulent markets
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In North America we’re now into the 10th week of the pandemic lockdown and life is continuing on. It might not be the same as it was and it likely won’t be for a while, but we are generally making…

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The New Reality: going down to a single income

May 15, 2020May 14, 2020 MattBudgeting, Misc / News2 Comments on The New Reality: going down to a single income

     Most of us are experiencing a new reality when it comes to work, working from home comes with many challenges, but it’s not the only new reality. Unfortunately, too often this new reality is one where there is less…

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How to Gamify Grocery Shopping

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 MattBudgetingLeave a Comment on How to Gamify Grocery Shopping

Groceries, we all need them but buying them is a little tedious, time consuming, and at least for me not very exciting. I was trying to make the experience a little more interesting and possibly get my daughter involved, at…

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Meal planning your way to a balanced budget!

May 8, 2020May 11, 2020 MattBudgetingLeave a Comment on Meal planning your way to a balanced budget!

“What do you want for dinner?” It’s a common question that a lot of families routinely ask themselves around dinner time. The question by itself is telling, it says that you don’t know what you have in the fridge and…

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Finding the balance between our ‘Wants’ and ‘Needs’

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 MattBudgeting, Commentary, DebtLeave a Comment on Finding the balance between our ‘Wants’ and ‘Needs’

To survive we have a series of ‘needs’ that, pardon the pun, need to be met. Once we have these basic needs met our wants can (but don’t have to) improve our lives. However, for most of us, our lives…

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