Virtually everyone dreads tax season and the inherent complexities which often accompany it. The process of doing one's taxes have become so difficult that many people hire professional accountants or tax specialists to take care of the procedure. However, taxes are somewhat different for self-employed individuals and whether they choose to do their taxes on their own or employ the services of a professional, it is still critical …

In this day and age, "work" has various meanings, depending on who is asked. Some people remain in the workforce as traditional employees, while others are self-employed. There are multiple forms of self-employment, but ultimately, self-employed individuals work for themselves, as opposed to working for another individual or corporation. A person who is self-employed may have various clients or customers, however, the success, or lack thereof, of their …

In current times, a healthy savings account is more important than ever. However, an alarming report from Zero Hedge affirms that nearly 50% of Canadians do not have more than $200 in savings. The awareness and ability to save money always comes in handy in case of a job layoff, medical emergency, or other financial expense that may appear at a moment's notice. This is why an overall …

Are you being your own best adviser? If you are then you have to be one of many proactive Canadians asking yourself just what your doing on a daily basis to help your income become larger ? Also, you might be dedicated on researching ways to gain higher interest on your savings at your bank. Developing some new money habits is important when you are attempting to transform …

Yes, you can improve your finances in as little as a day when you apply the right strategies, but it all starts with YOU! If you take a little bit of time everyday to go over your finances and plan you'll begin to make progress. It might involve removing debt a little bit at a time or it might involve making progress toward a future goal. In just …

We would all like to think we are good at managing money, but unfortunately--many of us are not! Good money management is a process, it's not something you are just good at. Now, even if you want to become proactive and become a good money manager, you're going to have to do more than just read a bunch of articles. You have to be willing to take accountability …