Canadian personal finance

Asset Building Solutions for Everyday Canadians

Practical guides on RESPs, emergency funds, investing, real estate and taxes, written from one Canadian's own notes and experience.

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  • Personal Finance

    RESPs, emergency funds, TFSAs and RRSPs, and a long-term plan that ties them together.

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  • Real Estate

    Being a landlord in Canada, from screening applicants to signing the lease.

    1 article

  • Stocks & Markets

    Brokerage accounts, sign-up bonuses and how everyday investors get started.

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  • Finance Entertainment

    Movies, documentaries and lighter takes on money and taxes.

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Documentaries, Movies, and Shows On Business Worth Your Time

We all love a bit of entertainment and if you're like us you enjoy all things related to business. As we discover new documentaries, movies, and shows will add them to our list here. Enjoy.

Finance Entertainment3 min read

Step By Step On How To Find Fantastic Tenants

We discuss step by step on how to find fantastic tenants. We go over what you should ask for from a potential tenant, how to validate a tenants candidacy and their information, and firm up the tenant landlord agreement. Eliminate the headache, increase the profits, and create a stronger landlord-tenant bond.

Real Estate11 min read

Resources for Low-Income Seniors

We will keep updating this page with new resources as we come across them, hopefully, the ones provided below are a good starting point to save you (if you're a lower-income senior) or your loved ones and/or get assistance with some of their payments.

Personal Finance1 min read

Tools and resources

A downloadable RESP calculator, government benefit payment dates, credit score providers and the real estate and market research sites we use most.

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