by Joseph Francis | Mar 25, 2019 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Credit, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Insurance, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Life Insurance, Long Term Investing, Money, Money Coach, Mortgage Insurance, Mortgage Planning, Mortgages, Resources, Saving, Saving Money, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, March 25, 2019 9-Step Financial Spring Cleaning It is officially the first full week of Spring and I couldn’t be more excited. Birds are chirping, snow is melting, dog poo emerges, and I hope by now those pesky Christmas bills have been paid off. For me, this... 
by Joseph Francis | Mar 18, 2019 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Credit, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Debt, Debt Consolidation, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Insurability, Insurance, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Mortgage Planning, Mortgage Rates, Mortgages, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving Money, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, March 18, 2019 10 Terrible Pieces of Financial Advice I recently posted a question to my followers and asked them to name the worst financial advice they ever received. It was like a tornado of responses over the next few days. Over 1,000 people gave an answer... 
by Joseph Francis | Mar 11, 2019 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Credit, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Debt, Debt Consolidation, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Joseph James Francis, Lines of Credit, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Saving, Saving Money, Teaching Children About Money, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, March 11, 2019 How Maxed-Out Credit Hurts You I’ve been there. It’s a gross feeling. Hovering near or above the limit of a credit card or line of credit is terrifying. What will happen? How do I get out of this jam? What’s this going to cost me? Having your... 
by Joseph Francis | Mar 4, 2019 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Credit, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Debt, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Investing, Investment Strategy, Jobs, Joseph James Francis, Minimalism, Money, Money Coach, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving, Saving for a Down Payment, Saving Money, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, March 4, 2019 Eliminating Your Money Depression Overcoming depression is tough. I don’t begin to claim I have the answers for that, not even one bit. Having gone through it myself, I know how it can be. Money is a huge factor in people’s mental state. With an... 
by Joseph Francis | Feb 26, 2019 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Dave Ramsey, Employment, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Government Benefits, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Life Insurance, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Mortgage Planning, Mortgages, Old Age Security, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Retirement, Retirement Planning, RRSP, RRSP versus TFSA, Saving, Saving Money, Tax Effieciency, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning, Whole Life Insurance
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Your Retirement Checklist, at Any Age As we near the end of February, we inch closer to the deadline for RRSP contributions for the 2018 tax year. This time of year springs many into gear, thinking about the future and retirement planning.... 
by Joseph Francis | Feb 19, 2019 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented Planning, Joseph James Francis, Latte Effect, Latte Factor, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Saving, Saving Money, Vacation Fund, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Vacations for Life: 10 Tips to Make it Happen I am recently back from a trip to the beautiful vacation spot, Dominican Republic. While I do miss the sun and fun, and I came back to -14 degrees and a blizzard, I feel as if I must share my... 