Episode 105: How to Save & Make Money through the Second-Hand Economy with Kerry Taylor
I chat with Kerry Taylor from Squawkfox about how she got into the personal finance sphere and why she's a big advocate of the second-hand economy.
My Wedding Budget: One Year and $16,000 Later
Yesterday my husband and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary. I can’t believe it’s already been a year. I remember it all like it was yesterday, but apparently it just [...]
Love Is Not All You Need: Money Talk Before Marriage Talk
The other day I saw a story posted on CTV‘s website about how most married Canadians regret not talking about money earlier. My first reaction was “Well, duh”, but then I realized that most [...]
Throwing a Wedding: The Dos and Don’ts
All in all, my wedding went off without a hitch. Which is crazy for me to even write that because weddings never happen like that. I was preparing myself for something to go wrong like I’d [...]
How Much My Wedding Cost & Why I Don’t Care I Went Over Budget
The wedding is done, the honeymoon is over, and finally I can reveal how much my wedding cost! Originally, my now husband and I’s wedding budget was $10,000. An ambitious goal to be sure [...]
Premarital Counselling: Why You Should Put It In Your Wedding Budget
This past weekend my fiancé and I completed our premarital counselling, which means we finally have the go ahead to get married by the Catholic church! Getting married by the church is something [...]
Is Skipping the Gift Registry and Asking for Cash Rude?
A few weeks ago I posed a question on Facebook and Twitter to see if anyone thought it was rude or uncouth to ask for cards and cash instead of setting up a traditional gift registry for wedding [...]
Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue Ideas for Your Wedding
Besides having our wedding at a Catholic church, I don’t really see the event being all that traditional. Okay fine, I will be wearing a white dress, my BF and I will be sleeping at different [...]