Money, Money, Money: Taking Control of Your Finances

Take control of your finances with these simple and effective tips and tricks. From DIY tax kits to budgeting planners and cash diets, we've got you covered.

Money, Money, Money: Taking Control of Your Finances

As the iconic Swedish pop group ABBA once sang, “Money, money, money, must be funny in a rich man’s world.” But for many of us, finances, tax season, and budgeting are less “funny” and more stressful. It’s time to take a more unconventional approach to managing our money.

Taking control of your finances doesn’t have to be overwhelming.

DIY Tax Kits: A Simpler Way to Do Your Taxes

Does your mother know that you still can’t do your own taxes? With DIY tax programs like TurboTax, you can skip the wait times and appointments this year and pick up an easy tax preparation kit. Find a wide range of options and prices available to meet the needs of most Canadians, from their basic kit to their premier option, which includes support for investments and rental property income!

Get your T4s in order and take control of your taxes.

Budgeting Planners and Cash Diets: A Fresh Start

Knowing me, knowing you - we both have terrible spending habits, but there is something we can do! The first step in gaining better control of your bank account is knowing where you’re spending and where you can make changes. Cash diets have long been a popular way to get your finances under control. Spending cash rather than using a card or an app on your phone or smartwatch makes a stronger connection in your brain. People think twice about spending cash and tend to spend less than when they use cards or similar methods instead.

Get your finances in order with a budgeting planner.

The Viral 100-Envelope, 100-Day Challenge

I have a dream, a song to sing, to help me cope with anything… and that dream is a savings account! If you’re looking for a savings hack that actually works, the 100 envelope challenge is a popular online approach to savings that’s blissfully easy to follow. And if you’re successful, well, let’s just say… the winner takes it all!

Start your 100-envelope challenge today and watch your savings grow.