by TallKirk | Oct 31, 2022 | Goal Setting & Planning, Quick Reads
Motivation to improve your financial situation comes and goes, just like with dieting, exercise, reading, and just about everything else in life. You decide it’s time to make a change, you open up a spreadsheet and start tracking all your expenses. You open an...
by TallKirk | Oct 27, 2022 | Goal Setting & Planning, Quick Reads
When you’re not making progress toward your financial goals and you’re struggling to keep up with your bills, your world tends to get smaller. You slowly start thinking in shorter and shorter periods, about making it to next week, and gradually give up on your bigger,...
by TallKirk | Oct 23, 2022 | Quick Reads
10 common reasons people come to work with us at Tallkirk Financial Group Inc.: 1. They had a bad experience at the bank 2. Their interaction with their insurance agent left a bad taste in their mouth 3. They want to do the right thing, but aren’t sure where to start...
by TallKirk | Oct 20, 2022 | Goal Setting & Planning, Quick Reads
As you progress in your career, with any luck, you’ll make more and more money. But if you’re not careful, you’ll also spend more and more money and end up not getting any closer to your long-term financial goals. It’s a really easy trap to fall into. The key to...
by TallKirk | Oct 17, 2022 | Goal Setting & Planning, Quick Reads
RRSPs are the most overrated way to save for retirement. Partly it’s because retirement is in the name, so everyone assumes it’s the best place to start. Partly it’s accountants who like to push the immediate tax benefit (which is cool, don’t get me wrong, but you...
by TallKirk | Oct 13, 2022 | Goal Setting & Planning, Quick Reads
The pickle that young people find themselves in is that when you’re young is arguably both: 1. The best time to invest (because that way the money has the longest to grow and build on itself) 2. And the best time to spend (you’re healthy and curious, it makes sense...
