If you are eligible for the Disability Tax Credit, you can get up to $70,000 from the federal government by opening and contributing to a Registered Disability Savings Plan, and if you have low or no income, you can get up to $20,000 without having to contribute a single penny, just by opening an account.
Read MoreIt can be intimidating and pretty scary to buy a home for the first time, not to mention pants-wettingly expensive. Squeezing every last tax-free dollar out of registered programs like the First Home Savings Account is worth doing. If you have extra money that you can afford to save for your first home, or even if you don’t own a home and never will, this episode is for you.
Read MoreA Defined Contribution Pension Plan is a mash up between a Defined Benefit Pension Plan and an investment account. Very little about it is guaranteed, so knowing how it works (and how it doesn’t), is the best way to get the most out of it.
Read MoreMaybe you’re tired of your labour being exploited for someone else’s profit, or how toxic your workplace is, or being evaluated for the quantity of time you spend in the office instead of the quality of the work you do.
If you’re thinking of starting what the kids these days call a side hustle, or what people at my advanced stage of life call “a business”, this episode is for you.
Read MoreNobody wants to talk about insurance, at least, not with the people who sell it hard, and man - I get it. But if you depend on your ability to work to pay the bills, or if other people depend on you for their food and shelter, you have to at least think about it.
Today, we’re taking five minutes to think about life and disability insurance that you own yourself, as opposed to the group policy you might be part of through work).
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