Saving - My Own Advisor

Reader Questions – What are you saving for?

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Mark | 41 Comments

Reader Questions – What are you saving for? Thanks again good readers. I appreciate hearing from you and receiving your saving and investing questions. Like other blogposts where I answer your questions (or at least offer some perspectives back to…

Super saving tips from super savers

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Mark | 12 Comments

Super saving tips from super savers I recently checked out this advice from some super savers, including some tips from my friend Justin Bouchard from this well-known personal finance site. After reviewing the article I thought – how well do…

This boring money advice never goes out of style

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Mark | 17 Comments

This boring money advice never goes out of style I’ve read countless personal finance and investing books and articles. I’m sure I’ll read many more. Most books and articles all say similar things just differently – maybe you don’t need…

Reader Questions – Essential Saving and Investing Advice

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Mark | 10 Comments

Reader Questions – Essential Saving and Investing Advice Thanks good readers, I appreciate hearing from you and receiving your saving and investing questions. I’ll be the first person to acknowledge our saving and investing approach might not be suitable to…

The new savings rate is more than 10% folks

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Mark | 67 Comments

The new savings rate is more than 10% folks I was inspired by this blogpost recently that argued we’ve been thinking about our savings rates all wrong. Cait argued: “What if, instead of telling us how much to save, we…

Smart Saving and Investing Advice: My Story

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Mark | 24 Comments

Smart Saving and Investing Advice: My Story The following is a guest post from a passionate reader of this site, Phil. Read on about Phil’s saving and investing story to financial independence. Who am I? Just a guy that met…

Help! I’m just starting to invest

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Mark | 22 Comments

Help! I’m just starting to invest Should you save? Should you invest? If you invest, what should you invest in? Do you need a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)? What about the Tax Free Savings Account first? Do you need an…

Creating a common sense investment plan

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Mark | 3 Comments

Creating a common sense investment plan Certified Financial Analyst Ben Carlson may be a relative newcomer to the personal finance blogosphere but Ben has some great, time-tested advice in a short ebook he recently released that’s worth checking out. In…

Super Simple Ways to Save More Cash

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Mark | 21 Comments

Super Simple Ways to Save More Cash For today’s post, I’m going to cut right to the chase. I’ve thought about a few super simple everyday things we can do to save more cash. Count how many of these practices…

How I can save you close to $100,000

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Mark | 9 Comments

How I can save you close to $100,000 For today’s post, I thought it would be interesting to crunch some numbers… Your Mortgage Owing $250,000, at 3% interest over a 5-year term, amortized over 25 years, making bi-weekly payments and…