Men in suits, yelling on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. "BUY BUY BUY!" "SELL SELL SELL!" It's loud. It's messy. And you need to be a snappy dresser. Based on the images you see in the me…
If you're like me, your parents worked hard, and long hours. It means that the bills were paid. You had a roof over your head. But no one is super human and not everyone can do everything. So cook…
Small changes you can make a big difference to your savings over time. Just switching one latte from a coffee shop, to one made at home, can save hundreds a year. It's just by switching one thing that…
I used to have a gorgeous, antique bookshelf, lined with a collection of books I’d collected over a decade. To me, a bookshelf was the height of a home. It was a source of pride, a source of status. I…
I have always struggled with gift-giving. Finding the perfect gift for someone has always been a challenge, but as we get older, gifts are less about finding something people need or secretly want, an…
Who runs the world? Girls. Beyonce was all over it. Women run the world - but not in the way we might think. Nope, were not the majority of CEOs. And we still earn less than men over our lifetimes.…
Total Bank Balance: Seven Dollars My heart hit the floor and butterflies rose in my stomach. I was terrified. There's nothing quite so stressful as looking at your bank account and realising you…
When I was in grade ten, I did a science experiment for school. I was testing how much longer an expensive brand-name battery lasted, compared to a generic no-name battery. I hooked up a little lig…
Everyone has their vices to get through the week. Me? I'm a total nanna and when it gets to be 9pm, I'm out. A taxi home at the end a night in the city is one of my vices. A sneaky taxi home once a mo…
The trip to the grocery store is always roughly the same cost. Except when I need to go to the ‘cleaning’ aisle. Then it doubles. Washing powder. Floor cleaner. Drain cleaner. All super expensive. And…