Have you Designed Your Tax Plan for 2021?

Planning Taxes? Is that a new concept? People often don’t give this much thought. There are two reasons why tax planning is important. First, financial success is about making money and keeping as much of it as you can. The amount of taxes you pay is not simply inevitable. Tax planning involves choosing investment vehicles and investments that help you…

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Have you Designed your 2021 Giving Plan?

It’s good practise to plan your giving. January is a great time to do that. By thinking things through now and setting goals, you can make sure that your efforts go toward the causes that mean the most to you. 2021 is likely to hold special challenges for the organizations we love so this is a good time…

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Have you Designed your Financial Plan for 2021?

Let’s get back to basics. Create a Cash Flow Statement I call it a cash flow statement because no one wants to create a budget. Some people feel that having a plan is restrictive, but plans create freedom. It is imperative that you know what is coming into your household and what is going out every month. Savings,…

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Do You Suffer from a Charitable Scarcity Mindset?

I shared in a previous article that before I became more mindful about my giving, I used to give every time the phone rang. Sometimes it was my sole responsibility to send all the children in the city to the circus.Another time it seemed that the entire police force was depending on me to single-handedly finance…

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What is your 2020 Vision?

I was talking with a friend that I haven’t seen for a while and the conversation inevitably comes around to what has 2020 brought to your family and business/work life? She surprised me by saying that 2020 has been a year of huge blessing. Two babies were born to their family and she was so thankful! I’ve…

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Is your Financial Plan Storm Ready?

My favorite leisure activity is trail riding with my horse. I load up a horse or two in the trailer and we camp where we have access to great trails.  When I first started trail riding on the 11,000 acres of the Ganaraska Forest in 2012, I didn’t venture out without the guidance of some of our…

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