Personal Finance

Better Finances for a Better You

Topic: "Financial Wellbeing"

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Quote of the week

"The slightest adjustments to your daily routines can dramatically alter the outcomes in your life."

- Darren Hardy

Quote of the week

"Money, like emotions, is something you must control to keep your life on the right track."

- Natasha Munson

Word of the week

Financial Resilience

Financial resilience is the ability to withstand life events that impact one's income and/or assets.

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The Challenge That Financial Vulnerability Brings to Canadians

Financial vulnerability and financial stress are mainstream issues affecting Canadians of all income levels and in particular more vulnerable populations.

The Challenge That Financial Vulnerability Brings to Canadians Free Financial Resilience Score Tool →

Serious stuff

Ontario students will soon be required to pass a financial literacy test as part of a number of changes coming to the requirements needed to earn a high school diploma. Education Minister Stephen Lecce says students will learn home economics such as managing a household budget and how to protect themselves against financial fraud. He says students will need at least 70 per cent on the financial literacy test in order to graduate and it will first be offered in Grade 10 math.

Ontario requiring high school financial literacy test by The Canadian Press →

Serious stuff

Canadian resources to help improve your financial well-being 1) Budgeting and money management 2) Paying down your debt 3) Smart ways to save 4) Protecting yourself 5) Income taxes and you 6) Planning for retirement 7) Multimedia and interactive resources 8) Financial wellness at work

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Serious stuff

Financial wellbeing is learning how to manage your money and resources responsibly with an eye toward long-term financial security.

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Serious stuff

Financial wellness means having a comfortable sense of financial security and having enough money to meet all needs and demands in your life.

What is financial wellbeing? →

6 Frugal Habits of the Super Rich and Famous by Caitlyn Moorhead

For you to live frugally, you might want to take a page out of the super-rich.


  1. Pay using cash
  2. Pay yourself first
  3. Travel on a budget
  4. Live beneath your means
  5. Make your money work for you
  6. Invest. Invest. Invest.
Frugal habits of millionaires you should start today →

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Ranked: The Cities with the Best Work-Life Balance in the World

"While some careers can be relatively stress-free, maintaining a healthy work-life balance can seem impossible for many. The easy access to technology, blurred boundaries around work and personal time, and fear of job loss push many to work overtime, and fail to use vacation time or sick leave."

Ranked: The Cities with the Best Work-Life Balance in the World How did Canadian cities measure up? →

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Charting the Relationship Between Wealth and Happiness, by Country

Throughout history, the pursuit of happiness has been a preoccupation of humankind. Of course, we humans are not just content with measuring our own happiness, but also our happiness in relation to the people around us—and even other people around the world.

Charting the Relationship Between Wealth and Happiness, by Country Does money really buy happiness? Let’s find out →

Quote of the week

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."

- Epictetus

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