Work & Finance |
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The Three-Ring Circus: 5 Tips for Single Moms Who Work
If you're a single mom who works, you probably don't have a lot of time to read, so let's get right to the point. In addition to your salaried...
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How to Tell Your Boss You're Pregnant
You kicked your coffee habit weeks ago, but your boss still hasn't clued into the fact that you're pregnant. You're wondering how-and when-you should share your big news at work. While there's no "right...
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Searching for Canada's Top Mompreneur
A PR consultant, a successful retailer, a web designer, a kids clothing designer… what do all these successful Canadian business women have in common? They’re all Mompreneurs™, united by...
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Saving Money
Are you planning on a "New Year's Resolution" to start saving more money in 2008? Like any resolution, unless some action is taken on your part, nothing will ever change. For example, if your...
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When should I start saving for my baby's future post-secondary education?
There is no time like the present! As a parent or a concerned adult you are going to have to consider your families educational financial...
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What is the Canada Education Savings Grant?
The Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) is an initiative introduced in the 1998 Federal Budget to encourage families to save towards their...
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What is a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) and why do I need one?
A Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) is an investment vehicle designed to help parents, grandparents and others concerned adults finance the...
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What are the different types of Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs)?
There are various RESP vehicles presently available to assist you in saving for your child's future post-secondary education. Generally speaking...
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What about self-directed RESPs?
Most Canadians don't understand that the two types of RESPs, scholarship and self-directed plans, are actually subject to different legislation. Companies like Heritage Education Funds offer a scholarship plan...
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10 Questions to ask yourself about your child's future post-secondary education
Do you want your child to benefit from a post-secondary education (i.e., community college, college or university)? Are you prepared to save...
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Borrowing To Contribute
What do you do if the RRSP deadline is fast approaching and you don't have the money to make a contribution? Simple. Borrow it. Your annual RRSP contribution is an important part of planning for your future...
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Getting Back to Work
As a working member of society you enjoy income, position, respect, working with others, a feeling of community and that somehow you are contributing something to the world. With this comes a higher self-esteem...
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Frugal Living
The most frequently asked question about frugal living for me has been "What is that?". My explanation is usually that frugal living is a conscious choice to spend less, save more, and basically...
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Stay-at-Home Mom, Back-at-Work
Yippee! My days of being an ambivalent, mostly stay-at-home mom are over. I’ve landed my first full-time job in 13 years! I’m 47 years old and my sons are 13 and 15. Every morning I rise...
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Why Always Blame the Working Mom?
When I was 15, living in the suburbs, I sometimes babysat for a young couple who lived across the street in a towering garden-engulfed house made entirely of glistening British Columbia Redwood. The Mom was a very...
