When I found out in the summertime that that CIBC and Loblaw were ending their nearly 20 year partnership, I was caught off guard. Although I saw the Optimum-PC Plus merger coming from a mile away, I never thought in a million years it would lead to the breakup of PC Financial. I’ve been a […]

I’m super excited to be sharing the story of Kay. Kay reached out to me via email after reading my CBC article. She was inspired to follow in my footsteps and burning her mortgage, too (and in Seattle, one of the America’s most expensive places to buy a home, no less). Kay’s story is very […]

If you haven’t read my post on Part 1 of my trip, be sure to check that out first. Day 1: Wednesday, September 20 I woke up at 6AM MT to make my way to the Calgary International Airport on the CTrain and bus. I arrived with plenty of time and boarded my flight to […]

A promise I made to myself when I burned my mortgage was that I’d stop putting off travel and make it more of a priority going forward. With my mortgage paid off, I no longer have a good excuse not to travel. As I mention in my book, the best part about achieving financial freedom […]

A promise I made to myself when I burned my mortgage was that I’d stop putting off travel and make it more of a priority. With my mortgage paid off, I no longer had a good excuse not to travel. As I mention in my book, the best part about achieving financial freedom is that […]

Anyone who reads my blog should know I love my bike. Not only do I save $10K a year by biking to work, I’m doing my part to help the environment. With the nice weather finally here, last week I decided to take my bike in for a yearly tune up. It had a few […]

A U.S. shopping tradition is once again heading north of the border. Thanksgiving may have already come and gone in mid-October, but that doesn’t mean we can’t partake in Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Black Friday and Cyber Monday have taken Canada by storm – Boxing Day is no longer the busiest shopping day of […]