It is possible to do Black Friday on a budget! With a few simple steps you’ll be able to shop for Christmas without the guilt. In just a few weeks it will be Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year! Black Friday is the day after American Thanksgiving, but for the last few…
Wondering how to visit Niagara Falls on a budget? Here are ways to save money at one of Canada’s most popular tourist destinations. The fact that I was 28 years old and had never been to Niagara Falls was surprising to me, I mean it’s a huge tourist destination in my own country. We decided…
Self employed or struggling to budget with irregular income? A bi-weekly budget may be the answer! Budget with the money you’ve already made and check your money more often. If you’ve been following along through our debt repayment journey, you’ll know that we’ve been following the zero-based budgeting method for the last 2 years. I…
Sadly in July 2020 the Tartan Tea House has closed and will not reopen post Covid-19. I am so sad, I loved this business and the owners. Find more things to do in Halifax This weekend I got the chance to check out one of my new favorite places; The Tartan Tea House on…
Inside: How to pay off your mortgage faster; how to save money on your mortgage; hacks to pay off your mortgage early When I posted that we became debt free in July, I had a few people ask me if we are mortgage free too. In short, no we are not mortgage free, but we…
Lunenburg and Mahone Bay make a perfect day trip destination. Here’s where to eat, where to shop and what to do when you’re in Lunenburg County. Lunenburg and Mahone Bay are two of the most popular tourist destinations in Nova Scotia, and once you visit you’ll know why. They are both lovely towns where you…
Since paying off our debt in July, things have not gone as well financially as I thought. We worked for 21 months to become debt free, and once the debt was gone I figured we’d be in an easy place financially to afford whatever we wanted. After all, now we don’t have any debt! Well…
I just got back from my first trip to Toronto! I had always wanted to visit Canada’s biggest city but it just hadn’t fallen into place until recently. We decided to book it as an anniversary and birthday present to ourselves and got tickets to see Michael Buble in concert! And then I wondered what…
2 years in! What the heck?! Where did the time go? Sometimes I feel like I have been blogging forever, but some days it feels like I’ve just started and I have no idea what I’m doing. I think that putting yourself out there on the internet for everyone to read is scary for everyone,…
