Since I’m off on maternity leave we’ve been trying to maximise our travel since only one of us needs to take off work. So far this year we have done 1 week in Tenerife and 6 weeks in Canada (where my husband worked remotely for half) and starting New Years Day we will be going … Read more
I contemplated writing this post as I thought, who really wants to know what we spend but I recently saw another bloggers post on this and I found it really interesting to read and compare to my own expenses. Plus who can resist a bit of a nose into how other people spend their money! … Read more
In Ireland’s current housing crisis I consider myself very lucky to have been in a position to buy my home. There are plenty of posts in the financial independence community about whether renting is better than buying or vice versa and there are a lot of criteria that go into deciding which is right for … Read more
Find out how a growing community of families are funding their travels and educating their kids along the way
Having a baby doesn’t need to be expensive. See how much Meagan spent on her baby in the first year.
One of the first steps to financial independence is getting your spending in check. This post gives some ideas on ways to cut back on spending.
Everything you need to know about investing in Canada, from getting started to withdrawing tax free in retirement.
In this post, Meagan outlines the make-up of her Canadian ETF portfolio and explains why she chose a split of Global (VVL), Developed Europe (VE), Canada (VCE), S&P500 (VFV) and Emerging Markets (VEE) ETFs.
Save on management fees by opening your own investment account for your RRSP. See how here
If you’re lucky enough to have an employer that provides pension or RRSP matching as a benefit, it seems like a no brainer to maximise whatever portion you need to, to get the full match. After all it’s free money or a 100% return on what you put in! Except, there are some scenarios where this doesn’t work out in your best interest. Read this post to see when.