Posts By: Marc Sabourin

I’ve previously written about my hatred for buying depreciating assets, so I don’t get overly excited when it comes time to buy a new car. I can appreciate all the… Read more »

It seems like everyone has a story about a memorable car purchase. Lucky for me, I got my story when I was purchasing my last vehicle five years ago. Let’s… Read more »

For those of you lucky enough to have a defined benefit pension plan, you may have to decide whether to take your pension as a guaranteed income or as a… Read more »

Over the last few weeks, we’ve taken a look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of helping your child pay for their university education. I’ve received a lot of… Read more »

Last week we reviewed some of the benefits of helping your child pay for their education, but today well examine some of the disadvantages of paying for their school. Or… Read more »

The cost of education is continually rising with an average tuition increase of 3.1% across Canadian universities for the 2017-2018 academic year. So should you be helping your child pay… Read more »

Growing up, the local credit union in my town set up a program where kids could bring money to school with them and have it deposited into their bank accounts. Every month, I would try to fill up my deposit envelope as much as I could. I’d save my birthday money, my allowance,… Read more »

I wasn’t a big fan of chores growing up and as a result I would leave my weekly responsibilities to the last minute. Every Sunday night was a mad dash… Read more »