After planning for over a year, my husband and I have begun what he call our “Grand Adventure”. We have taken the plunge and both quit our day jobs. We sold our home and gave away the majority of our things. The rest are being stored with friends and family. We are free to do what we love, at least for a little while, and when we do go back to the norm again, we trust we will be refreshed and ready to take on new challenges.
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After getting married, I kept my wedding dress tucked away at one end of my closet for about five and a half years and then decided that there really was no point in keeping it anymore. It took up a lot of room and I knew the likelihood of me ever wearing it again was slim to none.
My friend suggested that I try to sell it, but somehow it just didn’t seem right. It somehow seemed really unsentimental. So, instead, I decided to just donate it to a local thrift store. Maybe that doesn’t sound very sentimental to you, either, but to me it made more sense. Part of the reason is because I didn’t spend a ton of money on my dress, relative to how much many wedding dresses cost. And who knows? Maybe my dress will make someone else’s day really special!
Just recently our older vehicle was giving us trouble. We tried to start it one morning and the battery was completely dead. After fiddling around for a while, my husband discovered that even when the car was turned off, something was draining the battery. He eventually was able to pinpoint the problem. The daytime running lights were using battery power due to a malfunctioning part.
My husband called a car repair shop and was told that the price of the new part would cost between $200 and $300. He decided to contact a local junkyard to see if they had this part available. Sure enough, they had the same type of vehicle sitting in the junkyard. My husband was able to remove the part from the car and he only had to pay $10 for it! Now that was definitely worth his time.
I recently read articles on the Web about how the Canadian government has set up a task force whose mandate is to educate the Canadian public about properly handling their finances. I think this is long overdue. Wouldn’t it be great if high school students took a class as part of their curriculum that discusses the pros and cons of RRSPs, TFSAs, and overall basic budgeting skills? They could pass this information on to their parents!
It is sad but true that many Canadians just don’t have a clue about how to handle their finances. They spend more than they earn and then find themselves in a hole too deep for them to dig themselves out of. Many people learn very little from their parents about money so they have to learn on their own, sometimes going through some difficult financial situations in the process.