If you were born after 1940, you probably grew up in a nuclear family: mother, father, 2.3 children. Maybe grandparents or other relatives lived nearby but not under the same roof. Although the nuclear family seemed the norm for middle-class Americans, it was actually an aberration lasting only a few decades. For most of human […]
Month: April 2019
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RAISING MONEY-WISE CHILDREN
Involving your children in money-management discussions and decisions is extremely valuable. Children can be helpful or very challenging when it comes to effectively managing your money. Here are some ways you can instill healthy money-management behaviors in your children: Give children specific roles with regard to daily money management activities. Ideas include opening and sorting […]
A budget in the spring, an election in the fall… Political analysts were asking themselves a lot of questions before the latest federal budget was tabled. Now the answers are here. The budget tabled on March 19 by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau carries on where the three previous budgets left off, as far as […]