


Talking About Hard Stuff Is a Key Part of Personal Finance (And Life)

How to Buy Renter’s Insurance (Online, In Under Five Minutes)
If you don’t have renter’s insurance, and you’re renting? Stop everything right now and read this post. $15 a month could save your butt in the worst-case scenario, and buying renter’s insurance is so much easier than it sounds.

Dear Millennial, You Don’t Need Whole or Cash-Value Life Insurance
You might have already gotten a sales pitch about whole life insurance, or you might get one in the future. I’m here to help, by explaining why you almost 100% do not need whole life insurance, and what you should get instead when you do need some kind of life insurance.

How to Budget for a New House (Without Giving Up Everything You Like)
Listen, planning to give up all the stuff you like, FOREVER, just to afford a house is a bad plan. You will cave eventually, and you will be miserable in the meantime. Here is how to balance your budget for both—your house and the stuff you love.

6 Key Things You Need to Know About CMHC And Closing Costs
If you’re buying a home (in Canada), you’ll need to be really careful about planning for CMHC and other closing costs. I mean, you’ll have closing costs anywhere, sure, but these ones are what you need to watch out for here!