Lifestyle

A Quarter in Review

I started reading personal finance blogs while on maternity leave earlier this year; there wasn’t much to do while nursing a baby other than to read blogs on a handheld device. I devoured posts like a fat kid at a pie eating contest and…

Active Investing vs Passive Investing
Investing

The Great Investing Divide: Active or Passive?

The world of investing can seem complicated but when it comes down to it, there are two ways to invest: actively or passively. The key to determining the type of investing style lies within your desire to reap the returns of market, or to…

Urban Departures Handmade Holiday Gift Series
Lifestyle

Handmade Holiday: Zipper Tree Christmas Ornament

A great way add meaning to Christmas presents is gifting handmade. Handmade gifts showcase the heart and talent and allows personal touches specific for the giftee (i.e. favourite colour, flavour, saying- the possibilities are endless!) Handmade gifts are also extremely cost effective. From now…

Lifestyle

Defence of Christmas Consumerism

Each Christmas, every other article and blog post complain about how commercialized Christmas has become, how it’s lost it’s true meaning beneath a mountain of gift wrap. Last year, my family of three celebrated our first Christmas together sleeping beneath the tree with lots…