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The Finance Diaries — 122 episodes

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Becoming a Top Real Estate Agent and How To Buy Real Estate Right in Today's Market

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Why Smart People Still Overspend?

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Insured Up The Ass - and you should be too

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The Sneaky Thing That Impacts Your Health, Your Sleep, Your Finances and Your Relationships

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The Psychology of Money: How Our Minds Mess With Our Money

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How I Deinfluenced Myself... From Everything

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How I Paid Off $15,000 of Debt in Less Than 9 Months

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Different Life Eras, Different Goals

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How I Went From Being Overweight and Unhealthy to Fit Toned and Well

10

They're Always Trying To Sell You Something: How I Know When I'm Being Marketed To

11

Debt Free or Financially Free? Which Is Better?

12

How I Became a 5 Star Airbnb Host

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How My Wedding Went UNDER Budget

14

Overcoming Obstacles and Taking Control

15

How To Live a Balanced Life (fitness, mental health, finances, jobs, and all the things)

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How To Save Money and Travel in Luxury

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Learn To Take Action Without Chaos and Analysis Paralysis

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How To Pick The Best Investments: My Exact Strategy!

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5 Small Steps You Can Take Right NOW To Fix Your Finances

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Planning The Wedding of BOTH Your Dreams

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How To Be Confident In Your Yourself To The Point of Borderline Delusion

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All The Things I've Been Influenced To Buy: Yay, Nay or Mid

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I Wish I'd Done This Sooner

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Other People and Your Money

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A New Podcast Co-Host and The Money Lessons We Wish We Knew Earlier

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96. A Broken Back, A Southern Investment, A Wedding and RRSP Contributions Gone Wrong

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GOALS - how to set them??

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95. Set Yourself Up To Accomplish The Impossible in 2024

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94. Shaking Crying Screaming Throwing Up - GET ME OUT OF DEBT!

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93. The Most Exciting Side Hustle Turned [ALMOST] Full Time Business

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92. The Airbnb Extraordinaire - Self Managing 5 STRs with Connor Cushman

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91. Season of The "Impossible" - Jordan: Quebec Canada From 1-16 Units in 18 Months

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90. Relationship Goals - No But Really, Actual Relationship Goals

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89. Avoiding "Biting Off More Than You Can Chew" and How To Grow Healthily

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88. How To Find Opportunities To Make Money

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87. From Nursing to International Multifamily Investor - Interview with Manny Shiferaw

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86. How To Pick A Good Contractor - Learn From My Mistakes

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85. How To Start and Run A Successful Airbnb

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84. How To Say No To Being a Bridesmaid... And Wedding Finances in General

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83. I Picked a Controversial Tenant ... Here's Why!!

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82. How Are People Able to Buy More Than One Property?!

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81. Getting Held Back Financially By The People Closest To You

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80. The Finance Diaries Q&A Session on Everything Finance and Everything About Me!

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79. There's Got To Be More To Life Than Just Going To Work and Living For The Weekend...Right?!?!

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78. Why You Need To Work Hard To Be Lucky ... In Your Finances

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77. Nova Scotia Rent Caps, Fixed Term Leases and Airbnb Ban !?!?! How To Build a Sad City

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76. Finances Can Be Scary/Frustrating/Annoying : How To Stay Calm, Cool and Collected

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75. I Wish I Went to Trade School!!! University Degrees Are Overrated

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74. Paying Yourself First, What Does That Even Mean?!

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73. Feeling Unmotivated? Yeah, Me Too

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72. When Should You SPEND Instead of Save?

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71. Become a Millionaire: Tips and Tricks, Are They Real??

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70. Spending Money Is All In Your Head

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69. If I Had To Start From Scratch - Improving My Financial Journey

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68. What The F@#% Am I Doing? (respectfully)

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67. No Ragrets: Making Sure I Don't Regret Buying (or not buying!)

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66. New Year New Financials Goals!

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65. Staying Hungry: Making Financial Decisions For Your Future

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64. Real Estate In A Recession - A How To With Karen Kurtz for Homeowners, Home Buyers and Realtors

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63. Why Are You Talking To Me Like That - And Other Financial Success Drawbacks

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62. Taking The Plunge: The Steps I Take When I'm Afraid To Accomplish Financial Goals

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61. How To Manage Stress and Fear in Finances

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60. The Financial Wins and Losses of My Year: Moving Away To Make More Money

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59. When Enough Is Just Not Financially Enough

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58. The Grass Is Greener Where You Water It

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57. What Is True Wealth?

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56. To Rent or To Buy, That Is The Question

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55. How Financial Failure Helps Us and Others

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54. How The Heck Do Canadian Mortgages Work and What's a Trigger Rate?

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53. Fill Your Cup - Decisions To Make You Wealthy and Happy

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52. Visualise Your Dreams To Make Them HAPPEN

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51. Lessons From Julia: An Incredible Mentor, Friend and Human

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50. Catching You All Up On My Finances and How I Find VALUE In Everything

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49. Prioritise Your Goals To Be More Successful

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48. The Latte and Avocado Toast Home Owner

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47. How To Surround Yourself With People Who Will Help You Thrive Financially

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46. How Much Should You Spend On A Car?

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45. How To Find Deals In a Hot Real Estate Market

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44. Does This Make Sense?

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43. Suffer Now, Profit Later

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42. How To Estimate Renovation Project Costs and If They're Worth It!

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41. People Pleasing is Expensive!

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40. Everybody Makes [Financial] Mistakes, Everybody Has Those Days

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39. The Unexpected Expected Costs of Property Ownership

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38. How To Plan Financial Goals That You Will Stick To

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37. The Worst Thing You Can Do To Your Finances

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36. Time Management is The Key To Financial Success

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35. What You're Doing Wrong With Your Budget - and How to Fix It!

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34. How Much Money Do You Need To Retire?

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33. Finding and Maintaining Your Motivation

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32. Overcoming the Imposter Syndrome of Finances

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31. Follow Your Heart or Follow The Money? You Don't Have To Choose!

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30. Will MacLean: Canadian Real Estate Investor Not Letting Hot Housing Slow Him Down

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29. Small and Almost Unnoticeable Ways to Save Money

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28. Your Mindset Is Preventing Your Personal Finance Growth

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27. Dear 18 Year Old Me: How To Have Early Financial Success

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26. I've Been To All 7 Continents: Financially-Savvy Traveling

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25. The Importance of Taking a Step Back

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24. Post-COVID Financial Success

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23. Meme Stocks: To Buy or Not To Buy?

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22. Relationships and Finances

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21. May You Make More Money Month - Side Hustle to Full Time Job

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20. May You Make More Money Month - Scaling

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19. May You Make More Money Month - The Launch

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18. May You Make More Money Month - The Business Plans

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17. May You Make More Money Month - Passions and Skills

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16. May: Make More Money Month

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15. Buying an Income Property: Costs To Consider

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14. The Very Best You: Right Now

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13. Overpaying For a House and Emotional Buying

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12. Buying a New Build? Or Nah?

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11. How To Prepare To Buy Your First Property - Featuring Mama K

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10. Pets Are Expensive!!!!! The True Financial Costs of Pet Ownership

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9. Slow Down Your Spending!!!! Stephanie's Double Method

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8. Why Negative People and Thoughts Are Holding You Back

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7. Your Mortgage Preapproval is Not A Gift Card

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6. How Debt Is A Tool To Get You Ahead

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5. You Are The Average - How Your Friends Determine Your Accomplishments

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4. Budgets Are Out, Financial Frameworks Are In

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3. Understanding Your Credit Score and How It Rules Your Life (If You Don't Rule It)

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2. How Money Management Can Make You or Break You

122

1. Let's Start By Unlearning What We "Know" About Personal Finance