If you haven’t read my post on Part 1 of my trip, be sure to check that out first. Day 5: Wednesday, June 6 In the morning I headed to the bus terminal in New York City with my luggage. When planning my trip, I looked at flying from New York City to Boston versus […]

Are you a baby boomer who plans to stay put in the family home? You’re not alone. It was first thought that baby boomers would downsize en masse, but that simply isn’t happening. My mother and father are the perfect example. They live in an oversized house in the trendy beach area in Toronto. The […]

Anthony Molinaro is a young, aspiring entrepreneur and real estate investor with a business degree and diploma in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management from the University of Guelph Humber. He is also the founder and former President of the Guelph Humber Real Estate Investing Club. You may be familiar with Anthony’s story. He made the […]

After quitting my job of 8 years, I had some time before my new job started, so I decided to book a trip. New York City and Boston are two places I’ve always wanted to visit and at only about an hour away by airplane, visiting them was a no-brainer. I decided to visit both […]

Prakash Amarasooriya is the 20 something year old who led the charge to revamp the grade 10 career studies course in Ontario to incorporate financial literacy. Prakash and his colleagues at the Toronto Youth Council launched an online petition in the fall 2016 that got picked up by the mainstream media. Prakash met with then […]

This is a guest post written by Susan Melony. There are many reasons you may need or want to increase your home’s value. If you’re planning on selling your home in the near future, for instance, then taking steps to increase its value on the market as much as possible would definitely be preferable. But […]

Owning a home can be tough these days, especially in high-priced real estate markets like Toronto and Vancouver. Luckily, you aren’t alone. The government sees homeownership as a good investment for most Canadians. To help encourage more Canadians to buy homes, there are government programs and tax credits and deductions you can claim when buying […]

Zack Korn manages digital advertising for brands and Realtors on BuzzBuzzHome, North America’s largest listing of all new construction homes. He’s formerly worked in condo sales centres and behind the scenes in Toronto real estate. As an experienced marketer and salesperson, he understands what incentives buyers, Realtors and developers respond to. He’s passionate about the […]

Wealthsimple is a name synonymous with Canadians for low cost investing, but that’s not all it’s known for. The leading digital investing firm is broadening it’s services with the release of its very own savings account – the Smart Savings Account. With more Canadians doing their banking online, Wealthsimple offering savings accounts to its clients […]

Last month when I wrote a blog post on quitting my job after 8 years, I mentioned that I had some “top secret” projects in the works. Well, today I’m excited to be revealing the first project: the Burn Your Mortgage Podcast. I’ve wanted to start a podcast for a very long time. I know […]