2016年
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Now What?
Sometimes big events are anti-climatic. I shared in my last blog post how Fred and I recently became debt-free and compared it to my recent experience running a 5K. Both events were big for me – milestones in my life that I will look back on with pride and fondness, and yet, both events felt a bit disappointing in the moment. Don’t get me wrong – I am so glad for both of those things, and I am proud of both…
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We’re Debt-Free!
(Some of you have already heard this news, and some of you haven’t. Either way, I’m going to share some of my thoughts about our journey to becoming debt-free. Enjoy!) It finally happened. 6 years ago, when Fred and I got married and had almost $100,000 in debt, I didn’t know when we would ever be free. Despite the large amount of money we owed to both the Canadian and American government, we have paid faithfully every month, and on July…
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My Five Favourite Meat Substitutes
We all know meat is expensive. Yet somehow, most of us just keep buying it and complaining about it. I know I do sometimes. Today’s blog is about hope. About doing something about the thing we complain about. Here is the solution: do something different. Don’t just keep buying something you hate paying for. Make a change! Fred and I have been on a tight grocery budget for years as we have been paying down our enormous pile of debt.…
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Can’t Buy Me Love
I used to think that money solved everything. This is not entirely inaccurate – money can do a lot of good things like feed hungry families, buy medicine for the sick, or provide something for someone who desperately needs it. But money is just a tool, and like any tool, it can be used for good or for evil. In addition, as The Beatles reveal to us in their famous song, there are some things it just can’t buy. This journey…