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Personal Finance
How to Fit a Prepaid Credit Card into Your Beginner Budgeting Strategy
We’re living in tight times, but the savvy spender is above all a budgeter: someone who allocates their money, sticks to the plan, and comes out richer at the end.
But if you really want to up your budget game, you have to find what works for you. Enter the prepaid credit card.
Still in the Dark about the Stock Market? Shed some Light with these Key Terms
The market trading game is still a mystery to some. Financial suave is not taught in high school, and some financial books and blogs can be overwhelming for the absolute beginner. So instead of getting lost, get informed with common market terminology and enter the learning curve with an edge.
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Mental Health and Wellness
6 Easy Mental Health Hacks for Every Day Stress Relief and Energy
Just like stress, the benefits of regular stress-busting are cumulative too. By topping up with these daily mental health habits, you can help avoid stress overload and stay ahead of the curve.
The Point of Persistence
I had talked to a friend once about my inability to finish a 14-week program, to constantly choose the easy way out of something by begging off and trying again later. She thought it useless to continue, considering my track record.
Journalism and Reporting
Here are a few of my favourite articles I wrote
for The Dryden Observer in 2019.
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Let There Be Blocks
“… It’s part of our school improvement plan to create kids that can problem solve, persevere, think, fail and not fall apart and try again and go back to the drawing board.”
Let the Good Time Roll
“… Bowlers decked themselves out with big 80s-style and even bigger hair to win the title of Best Dressed, prompting a few renditions of celebrity favourites like Tina Turner, Slash and Prince.”
Black and White and Poppy Red All Over
“… Winning entries across Canada are then judged provincially, then nationally, with first place entries for poster submission and literature submissions (for seniors) being displayed July 1 to May 1 at the Canadian War Museum.”
Power through Pain
“… Only two heavyweight men attempted the 1000lb tire, which proved a little too much—though one competitor, Kris H., made deadlifting 790lb look easy. Just as impressive was the level of support and enthusiasm the competitors shared: athletes struggling through tough lifts were bolstered and bombarded with encouraging screams from fellow lifters.”
Neither a light nor a comfortable story
“… The Tony Award-winning play followed the dysfunctional and incredibly problematic Westons, an Oklahoma family forced back into each other’s lives by the surprise suicide of poet-turned-alcoholic patriarch Beverly Weston, played by co-director Rob Rogers. ‘This is neither a light nor a comfortable story, but it is very human and familiar and often gut-wrenching.’”
Who’s Driving the Bus?
“… Technological advances have contributed hugely to modern society, but with their capacity for instant social gratification and entertainment, Rowan questions whether we are in control of our devices or if they are in control of us.”
In Recognition and Celebration
“In the early morning of April 9, 1917, in the thick of World War I, four divisions of the Canadian Corps came together for the first time in an organized strike against Germany’s 6th Army to take back Vimy Ridge: a 145 metre high, seven kilometre tract of land in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France.”
Workshopping Mindfulness
“… The workshop covered techniques and practices to ease stress and vulnerability in both care-receivers and caregivers, and emphasized that a caregiver’s mindfulness, awareness and compassion is key in positive support for those who require care.”
A Night at the Orchestra
“… Dryden’s attending music enthusiasts were also surprised and delighted with the Orchestra’s inclusion of Thunder Bay composer and flamenco guitarist Matt Sellick, whose deft hands and skill lent a Spanish flavour to the concert.”
The Puck Stops Here
“… Students were placed onto teams according to skill level, and Lobreau ensured a thorough mix of students from every school, emphasizing that the Jamboree is not only meant to get Academy students playing and practicing, but also meant to help them meet new people.”
Not your Grandparent’s Food Guide
“… What is new is the focus on healthy eating habits and rituals. 2019’s Food Guide asks Canadians to be mindful when eating, to cook more often, to eat their meals with others and to enjoy their food. “Healthy eating is more than the foods you eat,” said Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor. ‘It’s about your whole relationship with food.’”
Subzero Snow Drag
“On Sunday, the view from the Flying Club offered your typical Dryden January scene on the Wabigoon: an expanse of crisp snow streaked with sled tracks, ice shacks spread along the ice road, bright sunshine, blue skies, and a biting temperature of -42 degrees with the wind chill.”
The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer Slay Dryden
“… For the past 12 years, BC’s Shawn ‘The Harpoonist’ Hall and Matthew ‘The Axe Murderer’ Rogers have been working together and developing their music, a blend of folk-flavoured blues that over the years has melded with the sharp electric tones and heavy percussion of rock.”
Ontario Government Freezes 2019 Hunting Licence Fee
“Ontario hunters will experience a freeze on 2019’s hunting licences as the Ontario government waives the $2 service fee and places a pause on the licence fee increase.”