The Power of Getting Real with Yourself
Chances are that you’re reading this because you want to change something about yourself. Since this is Canoosa Finance, it’s probably the balance in your bank account that you want to increase. It could be your weight. Or maybe you want to get into (or out of!) a relationship....
When Things Go Wrong, Stand Up for Yourself
Standing up for ourselves is something that takes practice. It can be hard at first. As with any exercise, though, the more we do it the easier it gets. When things go wrong, we need to stand up for ourselves. A little while back I had a couple of...
Locks Make the Impossible Possible – Even with Finances
Locks can mean different things to different people. Most people when they hear the word “lock” probably think of what a key goes in on a door. Hairdressers would think of hair. The locks I am writing about are also called navigational locks or waterway locks. They are the...
How to Improve Your Financial Durability
Financial durability is the ability to financially overcome challenges that come your way. It means that you have resources available to you. These resources are a combination of money, skills, tools, and supplies. In this post you will learn how to improve your financial durability. There can be emergencies...
Don’t Be Haunted! 5 Ways to Pay Your Closed Account
There are a lot of different reasons why we would want to close an account with a company. Maybe we’re moving. We might find a better deal with a competitor. A new job can also get us to change the companies we work with. The challenge comes when with...
Kicking The Can Down the Road Is Not Financial Durability
Canoosa Finance is not here to get into political debates – money is the topic. The US federal government avoided postponed a shut down due to the annual budget not being agreed on before the current budget expires. This is a great time to look at how we can...
Improve Your Life with a Dual SIM Phone
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Easy Canada-US Cross-Border Banking
Everybody has different cross-border banking needs. Some people are fine with bringing cash with them or using a credit card in the US. Other people are frequent travellers to the US, maybe truck drivers or snowbirds that spend months at a time in the US. Another group that would...
Are Machines Friend or Foe?
Are machines a friend or foe? People have always had a love / hate relationship with technology. Some people love it, others not so much. Computers and AI are just the current technology with which we are learning to live, work, and integrate into our lives. In reality, though,...
Retirement As We Know It Should Be Retired
There are phrases we still use – even though they don’t really apply any more. As time and technology advances, we can find that we still say some of the same things out of habit. I’m not saying that there’s anything wrong with these expressions. Does it make sense...