Category Archives: Budgeting

Manage Your Canadian Accounts With BudgetPulse

BudgetPulse is a money management website that could be a great way for you to report and budget based on all your Canadian accounts. It’s actually something that they DON’T do that makes it work so great for Canadians looking to track and forecast their personal expenses. I’ve previously written about other websites like Mint,…

Credit Education Week Canada

Today is the beginning of Credit Education Week in Canada. Credit Education Week focuses on teaching personal finance and money management. The theme this year is Couples and Money.  The event is put on by Credit Canada and Capital One. The kick off starts this morning in Toronto and includes some of my favorite financial…

Intuit Is Buying Mint.com

Just last week I wrote that Aaron Patzer, the Founder and CEO of Mint Software had stated that Mint could be coming to Canada and the U.K. in early 2010. Well, plans may have changed now that Intuit, the company behind a similar service called Quicken Online has bought Mint.com for $170 million. Buy doing…

How To Build An Emergency Fund

So you’ve paid off all your debt and want to start to build your savings and investments? Before you start working on building up your RRSP, your first savings priority should be an emergency fund. I’ve mentioned previously that I don’t believe an emergency fund makes much sense if you still have debt. By paying…

Fee-Only Financial Planners

Looking for some professional help with your investments, budget and retirement planning? You should look for a financial planner. Looking for someone to do this with your best interests in mind? You should hire a fee-only financial planner. Fee-only financial planners get their income from you, at $100-$250 an hour, to create a financial plan…