by Desirae Odjick | Money And Relationships |
Summer is the season of sun, fun, and expensive plans with friends. But what if you need to say no to expensive plans, for reasons from affordability to straight-up not wanting to attend? Between festivals, patio drinks, brunches, camping trips, vacations and more,... by Young | Money And Relationships |
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... by Young | Money And Relationships |
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... by Young | Money And Relationships |
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). ... by Young | Money And Relationships |
I recently read this great book by Dan Ariely (a researcher in behavioural economics) called “Predictably Irrational” and one of the chapters was especially interesting: The Cost of Social Norms: Why we are Happy to Do Things but Not When We are Paid to Do... by Young | Money And Relationships |
“For better or worse, for richer or poorer” The sad reality is that many marriages do not survive the for “poorer” especially if there is a significant difference between the spending habits of the individuals within the marriage and when there... 