Canadian Budget Blog Posts

5 Reasons You Need To Be Investing (As A Canadian Woman)

5 reasons you need to be investing

5 Reasons You Need To Be Investing, As A Canadian Woman. If you’re a Canadian Woman who wants to start investing, you, my friend, are in the right place. Before I discovered the personal finance world, I struggled with understanding how to invest and worried it was too complex for me to learn how to […]

How To Become a Dividend Investor

Dividend Investor

How To Become A Dividend Investor So, you are curious about how to become a dividend investor? Investing in the stock market can be intimidating, especially if you are new to it. However, by learning about different strategies and approaches, it can also become an amazing way to grow your wealth and reach financial freedom. […]

Life Insurance Basics for Canadian Families

life insurance basics

Life Insurance Basics For Canadian Families Here are some life insurance basics every Canadian family should know! When you’re budgeting for day-to-day life with your family, life insurance might be the last thing on your mind.  It’s not fun to think about, but it’s important to have a plan in place in case the unimaginable […]

Five Affirmations in a Bear Market

Bear Market Affirmations

Five Affirmations in a Bear Market Take a deep breath … relax … exhale … repeat. Yes, there is a bear market. It’s now official, with the S&P 500 Index down more than 20%. But we’ll get you through this with some daily affirmations since it’s been shown that a positive attitude leads to a positive […]

How To Get Unbiased Financial Advice

Unbiased financial Advice

How to get unbiased financial advice In the world of finance, there is almost always quite a large knowledge imbalance between the client and the provider. So how can we try to get unbiased financial advice? How do we know if the person helping us has our best interests in mind, or is just looking […]

Funding Maternity Leave

Mat Leave financing

Funding Maternity Leave  As Canadians we are very lucky there is an official parental leave policy that offers us some financial support to take time away from work to be with our babes.  You may think you don’t need to be financially funding maternity leave, because we get EI. I’m here to tell you, depending on […]

Business vs. Personal Budgeting

Business vs personal budgeting

In this article on the ins and outs of personal and business budgeting, I am pleased to welcome guest writer Anthea Austin from Clear Margin Consulting! Anthea is an accountant, bookkeeper and outsource CFO located in Vancouver, BC, Canada. She works with small businesses to help them truly understand how their business is performing and […]

How to make and reach your money goals

Reach your goals

5 Steps to Make and Reach Your Money Goals You may be wondering what the best way is for you to make and reach your money goals.  Maybe you have been over spending, and not saving enough, and therefor are far from reaching your goals.  Or perhaps you have been saving money for the sake […]

How to invest in real estate with no down payment.

invest in real estate

How to Invest In Real Estate With No Down Payment Buying a home as a primary residence is usually one of the biggest purchases Canadians make. There are various ways you can learn how to invest in real estate with no down payment in Canada. There are different options for investing for those who can […]

Your Ultimate Guide to Living a Debt Free Life

debt free life guide

Your Ultimate Guide to a Debt Free Life When the weight of your mounting debts feels like a ball a chain, you know it’s time to take proactive steps to get rid of your debt! We all take on various debts throughout our lives. Sometimes it’s for things that help us like education, and unfortunately, […]

6 ways to save that will make more room in your budget!

Make room in your budget

Make more room in your budget When you are trying to make more room in your budget usually it is to help you either pay off debt or save up for a big purchase. Saving more is one way to work toward this. The other is making more money. Today we tackle the first part […]

3 Ways to Manage Money as a Couple

3 ways to manage money as a couple

Manage money as a couple. As a couple gets more serious, they need to decide how they will manage their money as a couple. Key triggers for this step are normally moving in together or getting married. There are three general styles on how couples can manage their money as a pair. No matter what […]

Credit scores in Canada – What you need to know

what you need to know about credit scores

How much do you know about what makes up credit scores in Canada? Here at Canadian Budget, we believe in responsible credit use. Credit cards are not inherently bad! We need to learn how to use them responsibly; they can provide many benefits. They can give cash sign-up bonuses and cashback on purchases, or earn […]