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Why not to have children… ever

CF / January 21st, 2013 / 90 Comments

From the time I was about 8 years old, I’ve been pretty adamant about not having children. As a child, I even disliked baby toys. Especially those creepy dolls with the eyes that closed when you lie them down. :S Flash forward to present-day me. I still have absolutely no desire to pass on my genes. A few years ago, my friend was 28 and she was desperate to find a husband and pass on her genes...

Posted in: Family, Philosophy Tagged with: benefits of not having children, childless couple, choose not to have children, is not having children bad, is not having children sinful, regret not having children, why not have children

My favourite Christmas memories

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CF / December 3rd, 2012 / 17 Comments

Thanks to Sicorra @Tackling Our Debt for organizing today’s blogging party post! You can check out the entries from all the participants back at Tackling Our Debt. As a child of immigrant parents, we did not celebrate Christmas as part of our ethnic culture. However, my parents were always proud to say that we were Canadian first and everything else second. They jumped wholeheartedly into...

Posted in: Family, Home Tagged with: childhood memories, Christmas memories, easy turkey recipe, get a golden brown turkey, Tackling our debt, turkey recipe

Investing in your family’s future with insurance

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Guest / October 9th, 2012 / 2 Comments

This is a guest post from John Michael, a third party personal financial advisor for consumers interested in investments and securities. Most people know that it’s important to set aside some money for a rainy day. Having an emergency fund is a necessary part of a healthy budget because it lets you weather unexpected expenses like repairing an appliance or paying a medical bill. Most financial...

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Family and finances

CF / September 8th, 2011 / 3 Comments

I have a cousin in Ontario who is a year younger than me. She’s always been lucky. I remember that as children, I used to visit her family’s house a lot. She always had the most toys and the latest gadgets. I used to be quite jealous. Then as young adults, her parents paid for her to go to university while I struggled to navigate living on my own, student loans, and credit card...

Posted in: Family, Money Tagged with: debt, family, money