It’s that time of year again (Sponsored**)

Back in March, I posted some handy info that was shared with me by the Ontario Ministry of Finance. In a nutshell, they've developed some handy resources to help us figure out whether we're getting money back this year. (You can read that post right here.) Did you know that last year almost … Continue reading →

Are you getting money back this year? Here’s how to check. (Sponsored**)

We have officially hit a new parenting milestone: we are filing our children’s taxes this year. The girls are 15 (almost 16) and 17 (almost 18!) and both of them have been working at real jobs that actually issue T4s. It’s a rite of passage! It started with allowances and savings and now … Continue reading →

About that Shopping Embargo…

Since Christmas 2006 our family has participated in a self-imposed annual "Shopping Embargo." This basically meant that we stopped buying unnecessary stuff and paid greater attention to the things we did buy. There was a list of rules, but basically, from December 26 until February 28 we … Continue reading →

A back-to-school-post with food for thought

There is always an influx of back-to-school related articles this time of year, isn’t there? I’ve read a lot about back-to-school fashion, school supplies (Ha - I wrote one myself), study habits, and healthy lunches, but I want to take a moment to look further down the timeline with the help of … Continue reading →

a peek inside the fishbowl

. . . where content is king, er, queen

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It’s that time of year again (Sponsored**)

Are you getting money back this year? Here’s how to check. (Sponsored**)

About that Shopping Embargo…

A back-to-school-post with food for thought