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!


The decision to rent or own is one that faces many young adults at some point. For some, the reality of their local housing market means the decision is made for them. For others though, the road is a little less obvious. So how to decide between renting and owning a home? Here are five things to keep in mind.

There’s been lots of recent news coverage about the writer’s guild striking, with one of the main issues being protections against the potential impact of AI tools like ChatGPT on the profession of writing. Lots of predictions have already been made around which professions ChatGPT is going to kill off, with writing one of the most talked about. But is that really true? I think reality will be more nuanced than that. Here are four ways I imagine AI will evolve – not kill off – the profession.

Say you’re an investor who’s just starting out. You don’t have a ton of money to invest, but you know that you want to own individual shares of companies you admire. Think you’re out of luck? Think again. Today we’re going to dive into the topic of fractional shares, which are a game-changer for beginner investors.

If you live in Canada, it’s a frustrating time to be buying your first home. Even with interest rates being the highest they’ve been in over 20 years, home prices are rising, having gone up by over 2% in May of this year. For the younger generation, the promise of building wealth through homeownership feels like a dream that’s all but faded after waking up to reality. The implications of this go far beyond affordability though. Here are 6 other negative impacts that Canada’s red-hot housing market has on our young adults.

I’ve read a fair bit about what the internet thinks the difference between introverts and extroverts are, and I gotta tell you, I’m pretty annoyed by all the misinformation out there. I see all these side-by-side charts showing the differences between introverts and extroverts on things like how they behave in social settings, how they spend their time, and how they communicate with others. In cases there’s truth to it; in others, it’s total trash. As someone who skews toward being an introvert myself, today’s post is going to address five of the most common myths about introverts.

I’m seeing lots of LinkedIn “gurus” talking about how, if you’re not using AI to generate your blog posts, you’re already falling behind your competitors. But is that really true? What are all of the ways people are using AI when it comes to blog writing, anyway? There’s so much noise out there, and I know I’ve personally found it hard to know where to begin when it comes to learning more about how AI is changing blog post writing. Here are five of the main uses for AI that I’ve come across in my learning.

Coursera isn’t exactly a secret: the site offers over 5,800 courses across a wide variety of disciplines. But did you know that almost half of those courses are offered completely free? This makes the site a fantastic resource to up your skills game across a multitude of business-related topics.

With the First Home Savings Account (FHSA) newly launched in Canada, the dream of homeownership has once against started to feel within reach for many. When the time comes to actually pull the trigger to purchase your first home though, you’ll want to avoid letting excitement cloud your judgment. Here are 9 of the most common mistakes first-time homebuyers make, no matter where you live.

Career progression in North America is built upon the idea of moving up. You want to make more money? You move up the corporate ladder. Want more responsibility? Move up. And on it goes. So what does it mean if you simply don’t want to move up anymore? What if you never did in the first place? People won’t say it to your face, but some will definitely think you’re strange, or not motivated or ambitious. Today’s post is a reminder to you that that is a load of crap.

It’s the same old story time and time again in the dojo: a new student signs up wanting to learn karate. They never want to start with the basics, though; no, it’s all about the spinning flying reverse roundhouse kick. As anyone who has studied any martial art (or any art, for that matter) for a while will tell you though, the basics are the foundation upon which all other techniques are built. If your foundation is strong, everything else will be too. And guess what? It’s the same in business.