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!


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.

The financial markets are all over the map these days. One week they’re soaring upward because something dropped in the news about inflation numbers, and the next they’re crashing through the floor because, well, inflation numbers. Amid all of this, it can be tempting to try and time the market – that is, to buy when you think the market is low, and sell when you think it’s high. That’s super-risky. Here’s what you should do instead.

If you work in a Canadian workplace that offers a pension plan, then come tax time when you receive your tax slips, you probably see a number greater than zero beside a field called “pension adjustment.” So what is this field, and why does it matter?

A job interview is an opportunity for a hiring manager to get to know you as a prospective employee. Of course, it’s also an opportunity for you to vet the hiring manager and company. It’s cliché at this point, but the job interview is really a two-way street. If you don’t do your due diligence at this point, you may miss red flags that signal you’re getting yourself into a crappy situation. Here are a few watchouts to look for in your next job interview.

Gen Z has had it rough when it comes to the dream of homeownership. Between the run-up in prices over the past few years, alongside the rapid rise in interest rates, most young Canadians are feeling pretty hopeless about homeownership right now… especially Gen Z. But is homeownership completely out of the question for them? I think there’s hope. Here’s why you should never say never.