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Financial Stress 2013 Part 4: The Stress of Keeping Up While Losing Ground
One of the great financial stressors in families – especially for single parents – is keeping up with the Joneses, Singhs and Chans. MORE
Financial Stress 2013 Part 3: Getting Your Head Out of the Sand
Financial stress is the result of many disparate behaviours and events ranging from overspending and inattention to illness, loss of a spouse or an economic downturn. MORE
Financial Stress 2013 Part 2: The Physical Impact
Our hearts tell us a great deal about love, but what about money? As it turns out, money does have an impact on the heart. Small wonder then, that when we’re under financial pressure we feel it right where cupid’s arrow is aimed. MORE
Frugal with Food
At the beginning, things were going well and I was on the road to a healthier budget and de-clogged arteries. That is, until the day I realized those cucumbers I used to be able to get on sale 2 for $1, suddenly cost $2.99+ each! MORE
Shop and Save at the Grocery Store
I was pretty good at going to a budget grocery store before I started school, but since September, I’ve sacrificed the $5 savings for the convenience of stopping at a more expensive chain that’s on my route to and from school – that way I guarantee there’s no excuse for grabbing takeout on the way home. MORE







