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How to Get More Money Back from your Tax Return
It’s that time of year again! TAX TIME! If you didn’t get a chance to implement any of my 16 Tax Tips for Year End, don’t fret, my friend, there’s still time to get more money back from your tax return! Check out our Wealthsimple Review for the quickest and easiest way to setup an…
Read MoreBook Review: The Behavior Gap – Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money by Carl Richards
The Behavior Gap is one of the books that I set out to read for my personal finance goals of 2017. It is often recommended by personal finance gurus. The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money is written by Carl Richards, who is a financial planner, writes for the Bucks…
Read MoreBook Review: The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
If you’re remotely interested in personal finance, you have probably heard of the book entitled The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason. You have probably heard that it is a recommended read. I have always been meaning to read this book but never had the opportunity to, until I picked it up from…
Read MoreIceland on a Budget
Iceland is beautiful! No wonder there are record number of tourists visiting Iceland (millions per year in 2017… for a country of roughly 330,000 inhabitants) they are even considering adding a tourist tax due to the amount of people flying into the remote country. Although Iceland is beautiful, it is notorious for being expensive, especially…
Read MoreDestination Wedding vs Traditional At Home Wedding: Which One is Cheaper?
Summer is just around the corner and so is Canada’s wedding season – if you’re into traditional (local) weddings that is. It’s wedding mania for me now since I’m in my mid-to-late twenties and I’ve been to two weddings this year already (including my first good friend, as opposed to a relative – so exciting!)…
Read MoreMoney Earned While on Maternity and Parental Leave in Canada
In Canada we are pretty darn lucky to have a great maternity (and paternity) leave system, although surviving on 55% of your income for much of the year can be pretty daunting. Some of my friends in the United States are not so lucky and have 12 weeks of leave after giving birth and then…
Read MoreHow to Ask for Money Instead of Wedding Gifts (Tactfully)
According to the Globe and Mail the average wedding costs over $25,000 these days. It doesn’t make much sense to go into debt when you’re just beginning your new life together (especially considering that financial stress can be so destructive to relationships). After the lavish one-day celebration, there’s the rest of your life that needs to…
Read MoreMarch 2017 Net Worth Update: $464,400 (+2.1%)
This is a very special and sentimental ‘net worth update’ for me because it’s going to be my last update, on Young and Thrifty. It is also a special update because we are expecting a baby in the summer! It was a pleasure creating this website way back in 2009 and wonderful to have the…
Read MoreCost of Baby’s First Year
There are big changes in my household to take place in 2017! We are expecting! Since we are expecting our first baby, it is a prudent idea to think about the costs of the baby’s first year and then budgeting for this. There are already so many decisions to make, and narrowing them down according…
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