Today we have a really short episode for you. We’re going to explore a simple budgeting opportunity that is now available to Canadians But before we jump into that, I just wanted to share some exciting news – we have…
Protecting Investments From Inflation
Protecting Investments From Inflation Today we’re going to continue our conversation about inflation and protecting investments. Just last week, another inflation announcement was made – this time at an annual rate of 3.6% which is up .2% from the previous…
Inflation In Canada
Inflation In Canada Today, let’s talk about a topic is quickly becoming the hot subject of debate amongst the financial community and how Canada is being affected. This issue at hand is inflation – a topic that has nearly been…
Mess Up On Your Taxes? Here’s How to Fix Them
Mess Up On Your Taxes? Here’s How to Fix Them It’s so easy to happen – You spent hours doing your income taxes – filing, preparing, double checking, and then finally sending it in to the CRA. You feel relieved.…
Exploring The New Federal Budget!
Exploring The New Federal Budget! Today we’re going to dive into one of my favourite annual traditions – the federal budget! This 700 page plus present covers a lot of content – some of which you’ve already likely heard about…
Don’t Fear Your Taxes (& How To Make Sense of it!)
Don’t Fear Your Income Taxes (& How To Make Sense of it!) One of the biggest wins that we gain along our financial education journey is empowerment. The amount of confidence that is gained from new knowledge and skills can…
Updates on COVID-19 Benefits Taxation
Updates on COVID-19 Benefits Taxation Today we are going to talk all about COVID-19 benefits taxation and how some recently released updates will be change how these tax bills will be treated. We’ll also talk about what is going to…
The GameStop Saga
The GameStop Saga – Show Notes Hello and welcome back to SimpleMoney podcast I’m your host Matthew Siwiec – also known as the Friendly Financial Coach. On today’s episode we cover the GameStop saga and pick it apart to see…
Work From Home Expenses: A Detailed Look!
Today were going to talk more about the new ways that Canadians working from home due to COVID-19 can now claim some of their expenses to cut their tax bills. We actually covered this back in the depths of July…
Affordable Childcare, Taxes, & More!
Affordable Childcare, Taxes, & More! This week myself and our fellow money nerds received an early gift from our federal government – A Fall Economic Statement with some proposed policy bombshells. In it we see the proposal of new national…