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What is at the root of our current global economic crisis? Think mental diet. What is the worst kind of food to eat? Hint…it looks and tastes good but leaves us sick.  I’m sure we can all think of examples. Food for the mind is just as important as food for the body. So what…

A cartoon shows a family sitting in the lawyer’s office as the last will and testament of the dearly departed is being read: “Being of sound mind and body… I spent it all.”   Written while Tom was on sabbatical by Cliff Underwood. In my practice, I work with the “not-yet departed” as they seek help in drawing up their wills and…

Who needs it? Of course money doesn’t grow on trees, but in our province it oozes out of the ground. Haven’t you noticed? With the Alberta advantage all around who wants to be a tightwad freak? If we were all thrifty wouldn’t our economy shrink?  Wouldn’t the banks go bankrupt?  Who would make the fat…

As I sat in the coffee shop inhaling that delicious aroma of roasted beans and sipping some fresh brew with one of my favourite clients (takes me out for coffee) I suddenly heard the message. He didn’t even notice but the Holy Spirit spoke to me through him. My client was speaking of his long,…

Nothing bothers a rich man more than to see a poor man happy. What? Can poor people even be happy? First we need to discover the reasons for poverty. Imagine visiting a doctor and telling him I feel sick. He quickly replies without any questions or investigation, “Here take some medicine”. We’d call him a…

This month we want to talk about getting our spending under control. Is that even possible? Let’s start by forgetting money for a while and thinking another favourite topic – food! Recently I read about a diet plan whereby dieters could eat whatever foods and quantities they wanted while being guaranteed weight loss after six…

What is the most important thing to remember in money management? Get ready. It’s not what you expect. You won’t read about it in popular financial columns. Money is not God! Of course you say; I knew that all along. But what does your behaviour show? Do all your decisions revolve around money? Not only…

What could be more important than RRSPs – especially this time of year? RRSPs are not just retirement tools but can also be used to purchase a first home or a new home if you have spent the last five years renting, to fund tuition and to supplement income in desperate situations. Additionally, they are…

After all… it’s lucky seven. Let the weight wait. This year the focus is finances. My New Years’ resolution will be to get my money under control. How do I start? Start with your spending. When my parents immigrated to Canada from Eastern Europe in 1958 there was no government health care and no Canada…

This was the big question for Time Magazine in its September 18th edition. So what’s the answer? Time went on to say, A growing number of Protestant evangelists raise a joyful, YES!  But the idea is poison to other, more mainstream pastors. Which group is right? One group calls it paradise the other, poison. Some…