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You, Your Parents and The Money
August 26, 201048 Comments
I’ve been getting a lot of questions recently from people who are concerned about their parents’ ability to make it through retirement independently. These are people who are watching their parents make some big mistakes and wondering if they’re going to have to step in to help later on. Or they are people to whom [...]
This & That: The Mish-Mash Edition
August 25, 201017 Comments
Sometimes I theme these. Not today. Here are a bunch that roam all over the place. Enjoy!
Monique wrote: Hi Gail, Thanks for all the wisdom you share…we so need you!
I want to do the jar thing, but as some jars accumulate lots of money month to month, it concerns me to have that cash in the [...]
Types of Stocks
August 24, 201028 Comments
New Sticky Situation at the end. Also, Question 4 in our new feature on the Success Post called Thinking Things Through. Head on over and add your 2 bits. And remember to vote on this week’s poll.
There is a classification system that applies to all shares depending on the level of risk they carry. This classification [...]
Be Uncomfortable
August 23, 201023 Comments
If there’s one thing I’ve learned as I’ve lived my life is that whenever I do anything important for the first time, I’m seldom comfortable doing it. When I first started selling, I’d puke my brains out every morning in anticipation of having to make all those cold calls that day. It wasn’t comfortable but [...]
Do You Worry about Seeming “Mean”?
August 20, 201084 Comments
I know some people think I’m mean. Hey, I can be tough sometimes, and some folks don’t know just what to do with my very in-your-face approach to dealing with stuff. I can’t stand stupidity (which is different than ignorance), and I have very little patience with whining. My kids don’t whine. Never did. And [...]
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Now, easier to find than ever, here are the tools you’ll need to take control of your money and your life… like the Interactive Budget Worksheet. Make sure you read Gail’s Guide to Building a Budget or my latest book, Debt-Free Forever, before using the Interactive Budget Worksheet so you know how to put it to good use.
And have a look under Favorite Blogs for what I’ve written on topics people most often ask questions about.
Gail Vaz-Oxlade
Hello! I'm Gail Vaz-Oxlade. I'm a mother, step-mother, grand-mama, friend, confessor, writer, TV host, money maven, teacher, artist, and ex-wife. I'm loud, large and laugh a lot. I'm passionate about learning, committed to sharing and hell-bent on getting people to take control of their money and their lives.
I've written 13 books on personal finance, hundreds of articles for the financial media, published a financial magazine for women, hosted three prime-time television shows and worked with Canada’s leading financial services companies to help educate employees and clients. (I've been busy, eh?)
My corporate projects have ranged from the design of a product knowledge and sales curriculum to cover every product sold through the branch network, to the writing of several consumer-oriented brochures, the development of web content, the on-camera hosting of consumer-oriented videos, and myriad public presentations. I can make the most complex financial topic accessible to everyone, even kids.
For those of you who have detected an accent, go ahead and guess! I immigrated to Canada in 1977, lived in The Big City for a long time and then moved to the country. I have dozens of houseplants, read or listen to about 150 books a year and I'm a fabulous cook. I’m learning to knit and dying to get a new puppy… but the time’s not quite right yet so I’m practicing what I preach and being patient.
I’m all about change, and I believe that we can have anything we want in life…anything. It’s all a matter of what’s important to us and how hard we’re prepared to bust our butts. I also believe that a well-balanced life is one of the keys to happiness, and so I strive to achieve a sense of balance.
I’m happy with my life. I am determined to do interesting work and to be useful. I love to learn new things. And I’m practicing living in The Now. I am a work in progress.
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