by Joseph Francis | Sep 14, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Employment, 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, Investments, Jobs, Joseph James Francis, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Money Momma, Net Worth, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving, Saving Money, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Friday, September 14, 2018 A Blueprint to Financial Success I try my best to make personal finance as simple as possible. My industry is full of convoluted advice that confuses people, sometimes intentionally. The real success stories are not a wonder stock or a sharp... 
by Joseph Francis | Sep 10, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, 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, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Net Worth, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Retirement, Retirement Planning, RRSP, Saving, Saving Money, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Monday, September 10, 2018 Is Early Retirement Possible? When I sit down with a new client for the first time I always end our conversation with a question on retirement. The question, “When do you want to retire,” always brings up a broad range of answers. I hear... 
by Joseph Francis | Aug 17, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Cash Flow, Critical Illness Insurance, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Insurance, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Jobs, Joseph James Francis, Life Insurance, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Net Worth, Pay Yourself First, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving, Saving Money, Student Debt, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning
Friday, August 17, 2018 I’m Debt-Free. Now What? Without trying to sound cheesy, I get super excited when I hear about someone becoming debt-free. The pain, stress, heartache and just sheer lack of fun that debt provides make becoming debt-free pure ecstasy. I... 
by Joseph Francis | Aug 15, 2018 | 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, Money, Money Coach, Money Mentor, Net Worth, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving, Saving Money, Term Life Insurance, TFSA, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Mindset, Wealth Planning, Whole Life Insurance
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Your Own 1-Page Financial Plan Financial Planning can be very complex and there is a reason for it. Financial advisors try to make it confusing so we can sound smart. Here is a little heads-up about financial planning: It isn’t that complex!... 
by Joseph Francis | Mar 14, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Employment, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Investing, Investment Strategy, Joseph James Francis, Life Insurance, Money, Net Worth, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, RRSP, Saving, Saving Money, Tax-Free Savings Account, Wasteful Spending, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Prioritizing Your Spending As we are in Back to Basics Week here at Budget Boss, I think it is important to have a conversation about priorities. I have these conversations with my clients all the time. Dropping the word priority while we... 
by Joseph Francis | Mar 5, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Debt, Emergency Funds, Emergency Savings, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independence, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Insurability, Insurance, Joseph James Francis, Money, Net Worth, Saving, Saving Money, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Monday, March 5, 2018 7 Things I Have Learned in the Past Year Since joining the financial industry, I have met many different people and taken a glimpse into their personal lives. In the past year since launching my website, I have had many people open up to me about... 