by Joseph Francis | Aug 15, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Credit, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Insurance, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Net Worth, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving, Saving Money, Term Life Insurance, TFSA, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning, Whole Life Insurance
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Your Own 1-Page Financial Plan Financial Planning can be very complex and there is a reason for it. Financial advisors try to make it confusing so we can sound smart. Here is a little heads-up about financial planning: It isn’t that complex!... 
by Joseph Francis | Aug 13, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Credit, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Debt, Education Savings, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Jobs, Joseph James Francis, Millennials, Minimalism, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Registered Education Savings Plan, RESP, Saving, Saving Money, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, August 13, 2018 The Ultimate Back to School Guide It makes me very sad to say, but we are getting close to that time of year when students across the continent head back to school. You may already see the signs of a fleeting summer at your local shops. While... 
by Joseph Francis | Aug 7, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Debt, Disability Insurance, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Insurability, Insurance, Investing, Joseph James Francis, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Mortgage Insurance, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving, Saving Money, Term Life Insurance, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning, Wedding Budget
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 Why is Money Important to You? I have been raking over this question a lot lately. If you ask 10 people why money is important to them, you will probably get 10 different answers. There are always the people who think money isn’t important, but... 
by Joseph Francis | Jul 30, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Employment, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Government Benefits, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Joseph James Francis, Long Term Investing, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Old Age Security, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving Money, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, July 30, 2018 Will the Government Take Care of Us in Retirement? Depending on who you ask, here in Canada we either have a good public retirement fund or it doesn’t even exist at all. This variance in response shows the lack of knowledge about the subject. I... 
by Joseph Francis | Jul 23, 2018 | Bank Fees, Bankruptcy, Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Credit, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Investing, Joseph James Francis, Lines of Credit, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Saving, Saving Money, Student Debt, Student Loan, Student Loan Debt, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, July 23, 2018 Are You Addicted to Debt? Debt is a big business. The average Canadian household has over 20K in consumer debt. That doesn’t include mortgages, where the number owed by Canadians is over 2.1 Trillion dollars. Kind of scary isn’t it. The question,... 
by Joseph Francis | Jul 16, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Insurance, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Minimalism, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Pay Yourself First, Saving Money, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, July 16, 2018 Must-Have Mid-Year Money Recap We are into the second half of the year and before you know it, 2018 will be in the past. Back in January, I kicked off the year with goals you can set as the year goes on to get your money right. How are you doing... 