by Joseph Francis | Sep 12, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, 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, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Lines of Credit, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Saving, Saving Money, Student Debt, Student Loan Debt, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 When NOT to Pay Down Debt As Soon As Possible If you know me at all or have read any of my posts in the past, you know that I absolutely despise debt. I think all debt is bad with very few exceptions. I believe that the plague of debt is... 
by Joseph Francis | Sep 10, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, 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, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Net Worth, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Retirement, Retirement Planning, RRSP, Saving, Saving Money, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, September 10, 2018 Is Early Retirement Possible? When I sit down with a new client for the first time I always end our conversation with a question on retirement. The question, “When do you want to retire,” always brings up a broad range of answers. I hear... 
by Joseph Francis | Aug 20, 2018 | Baby Boomers, Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Estate Planning, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Inheritances, Insurance, Investing, Investment Strategy, Joseph James Francis, Life Insurance, Long Term Investing, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Saving, Saving for a Down Payment, Saving Money, Tax, Tax Effieciency, Taxes, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning, Whole Life Insurance, Wills
Monday, August 20, 2018 Leaving it All Behind – Billions Coming from the Boomers If you ask the average millennial they will tell you that the world that is being left behind from the Baby Boomer Generation is far worse than the one Boomers received decades earlier. I... 
by Joseph Francis | Aug 17, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Critical Illness Insurance, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Insurance, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Jobs, Joseph James Francis, Life Insurance, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Net Worth, Pay Yourself First, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving, Saving Money, Student Debt, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Friday, August 17, 2018 I’m Debt-Free. Now What? Without trying to sound cheesy, I get super excited when I hear about someone becoming debt-free. The pain, stress, heartache and just sheer lack of fun that debt provides make becoming debt-free pure ecstasy. I... 
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 | 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... 