For many of us, the decisions we make about what to spend our money on are our most direct participation in the world of finance. Control over what we buy can sometimes feel like the only control we have, even if that control is limited by how much income we have and what the basic necessities of life cost. Show notes & resources at https://readysetmoney.ca
Life expectancy is math. It’s a number that comes from how long other people have lived in the past, and it describes how many more years you might live from today. It’s important for financial planning, but it’s even more important for changing the world. Updated to fix audio (thanks for the h/t John!)
Credit histories and scores seem like a logical and inevitable part of our lives, and knowing how to build and improve your score is critical to your financial wellbeing. But just because it’s critical doesn’t mean it’s fair or that it says anything important at all about you.
Season Two of Ready…Set…Money is coming soon, and this season we’re looking at our money as a system - how everything about your finances touches everything else. We’ll zoom in on smaller, individual systems and zoom out to look at bigger systems that feel invisible but impact us every day. Watch for Season Two to drop in August.
If your basic needs are being met, and you have more than you need to get by, you have the luxury of deciding what to do with that extra money. This is important, because–as the saying goes–you can have anything, but you can’t have everything. You have to decide what you want, and you have to decide what you’re willing (or not willing) to do to get it. Show notes and resources at https://readysetmoney.ca