Financial Fixings

01.23.12
Change Your Habits and Save

With a new year comes new year's resolutions, and Marie-Pierre has some great change recommendations to help you save!

12.02.11
Reducing the Financial Aftershock of Christmas

Marie-Pierre helps you stick to a budget over the holidays!

11.22.11
Maternity Leave and Entrepreneurs

Are you an entrepreneur and wondering what your options are when it comes to maternity and paternity? Marie-Pierre has some answers for you!

10.18.11
Children and the Value of Money

How can you teach your children the value of money, and why is it important?

09.12.11
Budget for After School Activities

Some tips on budgeting after school activities for your children.

08.24.11
The Cost of Consumerism

Marie-Pierre takes a closer look at consumerism in this month's column.

05.29.11
Kids and Credit Cards

What you need to know about credit cards and your kids.

04.23.11
Budgeting... #$@!?

Learn some budgeting tips after tax season!

03.31.11
Personal Tax Credits

Starting to get nervous about getting your personal tax returns in this April 30th? Marie-Pierre can help you out!

02.28.11
Tax Advice for the Self Employed

Are you self employed and not incorporated, or thinking of starting a business? Marie-Pierre provides great tax guidance.

01.28.11
RRSP versus TFSA

Do you know the difference between RRSPs and TFSAs? What are your financial goals and how do these programs fit in with them? Marie-Pierre sheds some light on the sometimes confusing topic this month.

12.29.10
How to Use Your Last Paycheque Stub From 2010

Marie-Pierre helps to get you on your taxes early!

11.30.10
Be Prepared

Scratch your tax prep off your "To Do" list with these tips for a worry free winter!

10.03.10
Savings Plans for Children and Teenagers

The first step is to open a bank account for our children shortly after their birth and begin exposing them to the concept of saving from an early age.

09.01.10
What Your Accountant Needs to Prepare a Corporate Tax Return

There are still 21 days of summer left but at this time of the year everyone is back at work, the children are in school and it’s now time to “knuckle down” for a little while at least. Why not get your taxes in order?

07.30.10
Where Did My Pay Cheque Go?

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Financial Fixings with Marie-Pierre Castonguay, CGA - Where Did My Pay Cheque Go?

Before the invention of credit and debit cards, everyone would go to the bank to deposit their pay cheques, and withdraw cash to cover their expenses. When the cash ran out, the spending stopped.

06.28.10
Writing a Business Plan

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Thinking about starting a business or expanding your current one? Consider writing a Business Plan! It will help you determine if your business idea is viable. It explains what your idea and goals are and how you are going to achieve them. It does take some time to prepare it but is well worth it.

06.01.10
Preparing for your 2010 Tax Returns

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The Tax Season or Time has been over for a month now. While the experience is still fresh in our minds and we are only five months into 2010, I thought it would be a good time to give you a few tips for the next one.

04.28.10
To Incorporate or Not

Usually, business owners begin their businesses as sole proprietors or partnerships. Then, after a few years of being in business they ask themselves whether or not they should incorporate.

04.01.10
Tax-Free Savings Account

A TFSA is a registered savings plan, which allows any Canadian resident of 18 years of age or older to earn investment income that is tax-free. The contribution limit is of $5,000 per year and you can withdraw your funds at any time. To take advantage of the flexibility of withdrawals, you should consider investing your savings in a combination of investment such as high interest savings account, GICs and mutual funds.