the Wealthy Canadian

Way back when I was about 20 I went to work in the oil patch. I will admit that I was very nervous. Who can blame me with all of the horror stories about people losing limbs to ’spinning chains.’ But before I could set off to work I was first sent [...]

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It was a great weekend, filled with great food (and beverages) while surrounded by friends and family.  What is wealth if it’s not being able to enjoy life on weekends such as these?
A long weekend allows us common folk the chance to taste what it is like to be able to kick back and relax [...]

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While many may not consider environmentalism and carbon credits to be a personal finance issue, it is.
I have recently read a tale about two houses.  One was a sprawling mansion using 20 times the energy an average home uses.  The second was still a large home by most standards but also very ‘green’ and uses [...]

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Years ago I learned a phrase that has stuck with me “you don’t even know what you don’t know.” There is so much information out there that you have an idea of things that you don’t know. For example:

I know what income tax is and many of the rules surrounding it.
I know that [...]

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Stats Canada released the August inflation last week. I’ve already seen news headlines declaring the dramatic drop of inflation, and what it could mean for the Canadian economy. So I thought that I would briefly describe what inflation is and how it affects interest rates.
From academia…Definitions:

inflation is the increase in cost [...]

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