Hi, and welcome to my site! It’s a blog about personal finance and careers, told through the lens of my search for happiness and mindfulness in life. Why those things? Well, because most people view them as a necessarily evil to use in their pursuit of happiness in life… and I think they can be more than that!

12Jun2020
Karate
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June 12, 2020
This quarantine is a tough time for martial artists. Gyms and dojos are closed, and if you’re lucky enough to still have classes to attend, they’re virtual. Definitely better than nothing, but a poor substitute for the real thing. Ultimately though, COVID has reinforced a lesson that my sensei has been teaching since I first joined his dojo seven years ago: your karate training is up to you.
5Jun2020
General
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June 5, 2020
Like many of you, I was deeply saddened by the news of George Floyd’s murder on US Memorial Day. It wasn’t until I heard some of my black coworkers and friends speak up about what they were feeling, and why, however, that I began to understand just how differently people can experience the world based on the colour of their skin.
29May2020
Budgeting, Personal Finance
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May 29, 2020
We millennials are big on the FIRE movement – that’s “Financially Independent and Retired Early” for all you other generations out there :) KIDDING – I think being financially free and able to set our own schedules on a daily basis is one of the most universal human desires. But the road to retirement starts with saving money. If you’re not a natural saver, that can be a daunting task. So where do you start? Here are five tips that can help you save more – or start saving – each month.
22May2020
General
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May 22, 2020
If you’ve never read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, you’re missing out. The book is a classic, and for good reason – it provides a ton of sage self-improvement advice in a relatively quick read. One piece of advice in particular is worth calling out right now, and that’s the importance of sharpening your saw.
15May2020
General
May 15, 2020
Earlier this week, Toronto Mayor John Tory announced a new program, titled “ShopHERE,” that aims to help local small businesses develop virtual storefronts during the COVID quarantine. It’s a great step to help support the local ma and pa shops that make up a crucial part of our economy. The thing is, it shouldn’t have taken a pandemic to make us want to support small businesses.
8May2020
General
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May 8, 2020
The COVID quarantine we’ve all been dealing with has gone on much longer than we originally thought it would, and it’s been hard on a lot of people. We’ve also undergone some amazing transformations during this time though, and in some ways we’ll be better off than before coming out of all of this. Here are five silver linings coming out of the COVID quarantine period.
1May2020
Investing, Personal Finance
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May 1, 2020
Guys, I’m so sorry. I thought I wrote about this already long, long ago. I definitely should have. Index funds make up the backbone of my personal investing philosophy, and I can’t believe I haven’t already written an article explaining what they are and how they work! Time to fix that.
24Apr2020
Investing, Personal Finance
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April 24, 2020
You’re familiar with herd mentality: you know, that tendency to adopt whatever viewpoint is most popular among those around you. What you may not know is that taking that approach to managing your finances is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. At some point, it’s going to bite you in the rear. Here’s why.
17Apr2020
Personal Finance
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April 17, 2020
Everyone knows the classic song by the Barenaked Ladies. It goes on to talk about all of the things one could buy, if only they had a million dollars. It even ends the song by saying “If I had a million dollars… I’d be rich.” But what exactly does a million dollars get you in this day and age? Here are a few things you can get for a million bucks.
10Apr2020
General
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April 10, 2020
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting really tired of all the doom-and-gloom news about the coronavirus these days. Staying inside is super-important for the sake of protecting others, but that doesn’t mean you have to subject yourself to nothing but negative news day-in, day-out. That’s some kinda masochism there. Here are five places you can turn to for some good ol’ positive news.
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