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....
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...
Everything’s Good… Until It Isn’t!
Tires last until they blow… The income is great until it stops coming in… Our health is good until we end up in the hospital… Everything is good until it isn’t! Things can work out like in Hemmingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises: “How did you go bankrupt? Two...
The Boom Town That was Bypassed, Then Forgotten
Quesnel Forks is a ghost town on the original Cariboo Gold Rush Trail. Actually, it was the destination area for prospectors and miners in 1859. As with a lot of gold rush towns, it was a town that fell victim to the boom-bust cycle by being bypassed. My wife...
Stay Stocked Up So You Don’t Panic Buy in A Crisis
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7) It has been an interesting week here in British Columbia with all the panic buying! We live in the interior of the province, so we...
Weather the Storms with an Emergency Fund
With the global financial crisis looming as the economic shutdown related to COVID-19 continues, I won’t go into much detail about why everyone should have an emergency account. I previously wrote about carrying emergency cash. That is not part of this emergency fund. The emergency fund I am talking...
Carry Emergency Cash to Boost Confidence
As I write this post, we are amid the Corona Virus crisis. This challenging time has brought to light the importance of managing emergencies and having emergency funds. It is times like these that test our financial durability. Carrying emergency cash is a part of the financial durability that...
The Benefits of Financial Adversity
Nobody likes adversity. Financial adversity can be especially tough. Unfortunately, 2020 has been a year that a lot of people have had financial adversity thrust upon them. I have found that adversity in my life has been a blessing. You may be wondering, “How the hell is adversity a...