Author Archives: Sarah Yetkiner

Financial Lessons From my Dad

“A father is his daughter’s first hero.” – Unknown As children, our parents are the centre of our world. Their words and actions shape our understanding of the world around us and what it takes to be a good person. We learn our relationship and parenting skills from our parents and we also learn howContinue Reading

Protect your financial health

“If you expect life to be easy, challenges will seem difficult. If you accept that challenges may occur, life will be easier.” – Rob Liano Life throws curves; it’s the nature of the journey. No matter how much we might plan, it seems that things rarely work out exactly as we intended them to. This is notContinue Reading

Defining Your Outstanding Life

“Life is too short to live small.” – Anonymous Accountability is a powerful thing. Earlier this year I mentioned that I’d decided to join a goal group in order to keep myself accountable for working toward the big goals I’ve set for myself to achieve by the end of 2014. When our group met thisContinue Reading

Life Balance vs Financial Balance

“Life is problems. Living is solving problems.” – Raymond E. Feist It seems that much of our lives is driven by habit; our morning routine, the route that we drive from one place to another, the things we turn to for comfort in times of trouble. Often these habits evolve over a period of timeContinue Reading

Setting Financial Priorities

“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” – Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe Life is a question of balance but finding and maintaining that balance can be a challenge. The thing with life is that it’s unpredictable and what keeps you in perfect alignment one day may tipContinue Reading

Six steps to avoid being a money moron

“Life can be awkward at times. It’s part of the growing process.” – Jim Fargiano There’s a saying that “love conquers all” and to a certain extent that’s true. When you love someone you’re willing to overlook many of their flaws and focus on the positives; that can be a good thing when it comesContinue Reading