Contractors Aren’t Employees, so if You’re a Contractor or Freelancer, Don’t Count on Your Clients to Look Out for You She wrote with exquisite, even painful, candor and vulnerability of how she was betrayed, when her direct client failed to pay what she was owed. “…all came crashing to a halt when the money I was […]
The Problem of Affordable Financial Advice for Young People Affordable financial advice for young people is hard to find. As I describe below, this opens a great opportunity for making a huge difference and being handsomely rewarded for it. Ben Le Fort makes a strong case for how those most in need of financial advice, currently […]
There is plenty of debate over whether buying your own home is a good investment. People think their home is an asset, but it generally costs them money, rather than making it. If you own an income-generating investment property, that’s an asset, and usually a solid investment. A home you own and live in only […]
If you’re a freelancer, even an experienced one, I’d bet a nickel that (a) you know that pricing your services correctly is tough, and (b) that every Tom, Dick, and Jane who call themselves “business coaches” or “freelancing coaches” have written a blog or three on how to do it. What you may not realize […]
Archimedes once said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” Making the right choices consistently will move your world.
The big 3 Housing, transportation, and food account for more than 60% of the average household budget. That is why whenever I talk about budgeting, I lump these expenses into one category that I call “the big 3”. While it is important to get a handle on all of “the big 3” expenses, in this article, […]
It’s never easy keeping all your balls in the air. Running a side hustle alongside your full-time job isn’t an easy option, but it is a popular one. More and more of us are developing side hustles, both because we need extra income streams and because technology is making it easy to do so. If […]
Whether you’re a holiday purist who loathes the fact that Christmas displays start popping up even before Sweetest Day, or if you’re one of those who is excited that certain radio stations are already playing holiday tunes, there’s no escaping that hitting mid-November pretty much means we’re off to the races for the holiday season […]
Side hustles, are becoming more and more popular, especially within the past few years. The internet has made finding a flexible part-time job easier than ever. Here in Winnipeg, the food delivery service is becoming super popular. Uber Eats, Door Dash, Skip the Dishes, and others are making it easy for people to work when […]