Authors: Gail Vaz-Oxlade
credit reports and, 121
discharging through bankruptcy, 127–28, 260, 261
integrated, 128
paying off, 44, 127–30
T
Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA), 212–13
term deposits, 197, 199, 201
Til Debt Do Us Part,
40, 150
TransUnion Canada, 119, 120
travel.
See
vacations
V
vacations, 14, 37, 38, 43, 50, 69, 154, 157, 182, 231
at home, “staycations,” 16–17
budgeting for, 16, 45, 55, 81, 83, 159, 160, 163, 168, 170, 171, 287
insurance and, 237, 290
time, as job benefit, 143, 248
using home equity and credit for, 102, 105, 139, 266
variable expenses, 68, 69, 72–73, 74
credit cards and, 72
visual aids, 51, 53–54, 167–68
W
wills, 221, 241, 242–43, 244
work, attitudes towards, 138–39
worksheets
Budget, 60–61, 67, 73, 75,
91–93
Spending Analysis, 11–17,
21–23,
64, 66
GAIL VAZ-OXLADE
, one of Canada’s most successful and respected financial writers, is the author of several bestselling books, including
It’s Your Money, Money-Smart Kids
and
Never Too Late
. She delivers her no-nonsense approach to money management as the host of the television shows
Princess
and
Til Debt Do Us Part
. Visit her online at
gailvazoxlade.com
or on Twitter
@gailvazoxlade
.
Debt-Free Forever
Copyright © 2009 by Gail Vaz-Oxlade.
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