The Financial Classroom Canada

DIY Investing with Jackson Brailean, Wealth Advisor with Assante Wealth Management. In today's day and age, it has never been easier or more cost-effective to do DIY investing. On today's show, we want to give you a toolkit with all the basics that you need to start investing on your own. Listen as Tim and Jules interview Will and Jackson on a variety of topics, including: -What is the difference...

7 money Tendencies with Tessa Gotman. Have you ever wondered what your financial personality is?  Maybe you’ve never heard of this before. Just like knowing your personality type helps you understand why you do what you do, knowing your financial personality helps you understand your financial choices.   6:50 - I’m not good with money is just a habit and mindset that you can change.&nbsp...

Episode 26 Finding Your Why With Financial Legacy Coach Randy What are your financial goals? Do you find you're sometimes stuck? Or you just don’t have the discipline to follow through with your budget? Today we talked about finding your “why” “Find a reason to get up in the morning, find your why, stop comparing with others because small disciplines over time; you will win.” Regardless of where y...

Episode 25  We have interviewed a number of 6 figure millennials over the last few months and we have learned so much. We wanted to take some time and recap the lessons we have learned from our guests.  We summed it up into 6 tips to succeed:   1. Your income isn’t as important as your habits.  2. Stay away from new vehicles.  3. Grow your new worth with investments. ...

We had the privilege of sitting down with Z who is a 6 figure millennial. At an early age, while attending post-secondary, Z started learning about money and was introduced to the FIRE movement. He hit $100K at 26 years old and is now 28 with over $350K and aspiring to hit “fat fire”. If you don’t know what that is, you’ll have to tune in 😉   3:00 - we discuss what FIRE is and how it’s calcu...

Jeremy and Lindsay  “It's not about how much money you make, it's about how much money you save”   Jeremy and Lindsay are 33 and 29, and have a net worth of just over $500,000! After getting married and starting a family, they took a Dave Ramsey course through their church and it opened their eyes to a different way of living. While living below their means and investing, Lindsay ha...

ITS NEVER TOO LATE TO START!  Heather and her husband found themselves in their late 50’s, $87,000 in debt and facing a consumer proposal. They took a deep breath and got super serious about changing spending habits and paid off the $87K plus both vehicles in just 25 months and now are working on paying off their mortgage and plan to retire in just 9 more years!  Such an incredible story...

What happens when a saver and a spender get married? We sat down with a couple today and discussed how they did it. The recipe isn’t unique. Typically, we want to know “what’s the secret?!”, and more often than not, there is no secret. Work hard, and spend less than you make.  Maria and Jerry give us front row seats to hear what they did, how they grew their net worth to $100K at 26 and 29, a...

Money and Happiness.   Does money equate to a certain level of happiness?  We wanted to take some time to dive into this topic. Is there a correlation? Does having debt affect happiness?   7:45 - Study done on comparing ourselves to our peers takes away our happiness.  12:00 - Is there an Ideal household income?  13:14 - What you spend your money on should align with your...

Sometimes we have dreams that are audacious and seem like, well, just dreams. But not for Adam and his wife. Only 4 years ago Adam woke up from his life of spending frivolously and got serious about his finances and at the same time he also fell in love with sailing.  Now their dream is to retire before 40 and sail the world.   Tune in to hear:  - How Adam plans to fund his sailing....

It was an absolute pleasure chatting with Glenn and how he was able to pay off more than $100K in less then 2 years DURING COVID. If you're in debt, stressed, and you're not sure how to dig yourself out of this hole, this is the episode you MUST listen to and share with all your friends and family. Glenn will discuss: -How he got started in paying off debt  - How he decreased his vehicle paym...

Have you wanted to start a side hustle but you’re scared? Or not sure what you should do?  Today we are excited to interview Liz from Ambitious Adulting- online business consultant and personal finance mentor.  Liz built her side hustle into her main income stream and now teaches others how to do the same thing! In this episode we discuss how to:   - Stop living pay check to pay che...

Happy ALMOST Valentines Day! Seeing as though its V-Day and we are a financial podcast, we wanted to focus in on Money + Finances.
 Money can help you and your partner pay for the things that make your life comfortable. Unfortunately, it can also cause some serious clashes. How do you navigate this!?    - What do you do when you disagree with spending?
 - When you disagree with saving?
 - Investin...

Another 6 Figure Millennial! Today we had the privilege of sitting down and talking to Sherry from @Saverspender, not only is she a social media influencer with over 23,000 followers, she is an open book when it comes to finances and making money!  Talking with Sherry was so fun and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!   Some highlights to peak your interest:  -Broke at age 23 ($6...

Im sure we have all had this debate before, which is better? Renting or owning your home???
  Today we sat down with Chris Scheele,  personal finance coach, and we discussed this very controversial topic.

 Listen to us discuss which is a better financial decision for you, as well as the various life circumstances that could come into play when deciding to buy or rent. Also if you are so...

From $80k debt to being RETIRED in less than 10 years! Traveling the world and living out her dreams with her husband. 
This is what so many of us dream of but have no idea how to do it and more importantly - many people don’t even think it’s possible. 
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Goals We hear it ALL THE TIME. Goals, make a goal, make a New Years resolution.  But why?! In today’s episode we talk about:  WHY it’s important to make goals  Goals YOU could make to get you on the right financial path this year  How to make your goals ACHIEVABLE this year.  Listen as Will, Tim and Jules sit down to discuss all this and more.    If you have any...

Happy New years everyone! Hope you all had a wondering holiday and glad to be back in 2021! In this week's episode, Will, Tim and Jules got a chance to sit down and answer some of your questions!  Thank you to everyone who submitted a question.  • We answered: How much should a family be spending on groceries? Paid down your mortgage or invest? Should my investments be in a RRSP or TFSA?...

Episode 12 • What are the first steps in buying real-estate? Where do you start? Buying your first home or buying an investment property can be a little daunting but with a good realtor on your side you don’t need to know everything.  • Tune in to learn what you need to know before making one of the biggest purchases of your life! • We would love to hear from you, if you have purchased a home...

Merry Christmas everyone, thank you for the support this year. We want to wish everyone a safe holiday and all the best in the upcoming new year! Your support for this podcast has been amazing, we want to continue making more and more episodes in the new year!  Hope santa was nice to everyone this year and lets make 2021 the year that you turn your finances around!  The Financial Classro...

Episode 11 | The Financial Classroom From $110,000 in 2008 of student loan debt to millionaire status in 2018. You won’t want to miss out on this episode! Learn how Court and her wife Nic paid off their student loan debt and are now living financially independent! If you want to hear Courts thoughts on student loans, getting an education, and how to do school cheaper then you will want to listen t...

Episode 10, In this episode we spoke to Derek who has already achieved LEAN FIRE and is now focused on his social media platform. At an impressive age of 32, Derek is living off the interest of his investments and spending his time traveling North America! Learn some of his tips on traveling on a shoestring budget and how he makes it work. If you have any questions about finances, drop a comment b...

NEW EPISODE!!! In this episode, meet Brydie, our youngest 6-Figure Millennial yet and our first ever Australian guest!  Listen as we talk about her journey out of debt, her decision to start working directly out of high school, and how she has won big in real estate investments early on in life.  . If you are a 6-Figure Millennial and would like to be featured on our podcast, drop a comm...

NEW PODCAST!!! In today’s podcast, we had the extreme privilege of interviewing @Jeremy Schnieder, an entrepreneur, millionaire and member of the FIRE community. Before getting to where he is today, Jeremy spent years living in California on a $36,000 salary. Jeremy has now achieved FIRE and uses his social media platforms to educate and help others with their finances!   • In the episode we...

In this episode, Tim and Will discuss for to be generous with money. Join us as we talk with Jason and Moriah, leaders of one of Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University programs, about giving while in debt, why it’s important to give, and how giving changes you. Listen as Jason and Moriah discuss the reasons why people should give and how giving can be a very joyful thing.  It was a fun time...