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This episode is all about goal planning and financial resolutions for the New Year! The New Year is always a great milestone to reset/refresh/restart and an opportune time to do some thinking and goal planning around your money! If you are looking to make 2022 your best money year yet then listen in for some positive resolutions that can help you to achieve that goal. Let 2022 be the year of money mastery for you!
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Kalee Boisvert:their financial goals. I have a love for all things numbers, and
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Kalee Boisvert:worth. Get ready to take confident action. Hello, this is
Kalee Boisvert:Kaylee. And thank you so much for sharing your valuable time
Kalee Boisvert:to listen to this episode of the wealth and wellness podcast.
Kalee Boisvert:This is an important wealth topic I'm discussing on this
Kalee Boisvert:episode. And it's all about financial resolutions for the
Kalee Boisvert:new year. So the new year is always a great time to do a
Kalee Boisvert:reset, refresh, restart a lot of our words, anything else you
Kalee Boisvert:want to add? And it's an opportune time to do some
Kalee Boisvert:thinking and goal planning around your money. So let's let
Kalee Boisvert:2022 be the year of Money Mastery for you. All right. So
Kalee Boisvert:first, I think it's so important to take a moment to write down
Kalee Boisvert:your financial goals and aspirations for the new year. So
Kalee Boisvert:grab a pen and paper, pause this podcast. And this is the work
Kalee Boisvert:part of it the homework, take a few minutes and write down what
Kalee Boisvert:are your financial goal, maybe it's you have one goal, maybe
Kalee Boisvert:multiple goals, goals, aspirations for what you want to
Kalee Boisvert:accomplish in the new year, and actually write these down. So
Kalee Boisvert:I'm telling you get a piece of paper, get a pen, pause me or
Kalee Boisvert:pause me and put it in the note section in your phone if you're
Kalee Boisvert:you know, walking or something like that. But actually writing
Kalee Boisvert:things down is so powerful to really committing to making them
Kalee Boisvert:happen. So taking that extra few minutes might feel like it's not
Kalee Boisvert:making a difference. Just do it though. I promise you it is
Kalee Boisvert:okay. Maybe in this writing of your your new goals or what your
Kalee Boisvert:goals are for 2022 Take some time to reflect on last year,
Kalee Boisvert:and is there anything you would have changed? or what have you
Kalee Boisvert:done differently or you want to do differently for this year? So
Kalee Boisvert:that might be the inspiration for you know, what ideas come up
Kalee Boisvert:for what you want to see for 2022? When you're writing down
Kalee Boisvert:your goals be as specific as possible. So we all know that
Kalee Boisvert:about goals that like Let's Be as specific because we're more
Kalee Boisvert:likely to work towards them if we're specific, because then
Kalee Boisvert:it's not as daunting. It's not this, you know, big sort of
Kalee Boisvert:daunting, you know, large task to take on in the question mark
Kalee Boisvert:is well, where do I even start? Or how do I even measure this if
Kalee Boisvert:I do it? So again, it has to be specific, measurable? What are
Kalee Boisvert:the other ones SMART goals, right? So so you know, some
Kalee Boisvert:examples might be pay off my Visa credit card in 2022. So it
Kalee Boisvert:has zero balance, it might be set up an auto deposit each pay
Kalee Boisvert:period of $500 into my Registered Retirement Savings
Kalee Boisvert:Plan, create an emergency a rainy day fund of four months
Kalee Boisvert:worth of expenses, maxed out my Tax Free Savings Account, put
Kalee Boisvert:2500 into my child's Registered Education Savings Plan to max
Kalee Boisvert:out the grant matching for 2022. Again, get specific as specific
Kalee Boisvert:as you can, you know what you're really trying to achieve here.
Kalee Boisvert:So and only you are going to see this right, you don't have to
Kalee Boisvert:show it to anyone. So get as specific as you can be. Okay, so
Kalee Boisvert:again, this is the moment to pause, write it down. I know I
Kalee Boisvert:told you pause before and then I added some things. So hopefully
Kalee Boisvert:I have not confused you now. pause now and write those down.
Kalee Boisvert:Okay.
Kalee Boisvert:Okay, so you've paused, you've written those down, okay. Now
Kalee Boisvert:while getting specific on the goal. Okay. Okay. So now I'm
Kalee Boisvert:adding more after okay, but now that you have the goal, maybe
Kalee Boisvert:it's after this podcast and it's really creating a plan of
Kalee Boisvert:action. So how you're going to achieve this, how you're going
Kalee Boisvert:to accomplish it or when you want to accomplish it by maybe
Kalee Boisvert:it's you have several goals or one goal and they have different
Kalee Boisvert:dates and timeframes again because you're getting very
Kalee Boisvert:specific so maybe it was that pay off my Visa credit card,
Kalee Boisvert:which maybe got a little out of control over the holidays or
Kalee Boisvert:went on and have it paid off by, you know, February 25, or
Kalee Boisvert:something like that. So again, these are just examples,
Kalee Boisvert:whatever it is for you have that plan of action, because it's
Kalee Boisvert:great to have the goal. But what's going to support you to
Kalee Boisvert:actually achieving it is just your plan of action. And, again,
Kalee Boisvert:I think there is an awareness, you know, you know, what's
Kalee Boisvert:realistic, what you can achieve, and again, reflect on past years
Kalee Boisvert:of what has happened. So don't be too hard on yourself. Don't
Kalee Boisvert:set the goals where they're really unrealistic, where it
Kalee Boisvert:doesn't feel like it's going to be possible, or you'd have to
Kalee Boisvert:basically, you know, stop eating out or stop eating food all
Kalee Boisvert:together, to come up with the extra money to pay something off
Kalee Boisvert:or add this money somewhere else. So let's be realistic as
Kalee Boisvert:well with these goals. Keep your list somewhere that you can
Kalee Boisvert:review it. So again, maybe it's the notes on your phone, maybe
Kalee Boisvert:it's in a journal or something like that, and set a reminder in
Kalee Boisvert:your calendar on when you want to check in by because I think
Kalee Boisvert:that's the biggest things with our New Year's goals and
Kalee Boisvert:resolutions, we lose sight of them, because life gets busy,
Kalee Boisvert:you know, things happen. And it completely maybe slips our mind
Kalee Boisvert:when we were all amped and ready to set it in January. And then
Kalee Boisvert:of course, things happen and come up and we're right back on,
Kalee Boisvert:you know, our, our busy life schedules and, and it might just
Kalee Boisvert:be completely something we forget, or we don't ever look
Kalee Boisvert:back at. And so to make this something that you really
Kalee Boisvert:execute on, set a reminder, as you're doing this right now in
Kalee Boisvert:your calendar, say, Okay, I'm going to check in on this, you
Kalee Boisvert:know, on March 15, to see where I'm at where my progress is, and
Kalee Boisvert:track my progress. Or, you know, maybe I'm going to check in on
Kalee Boisvert:this for sure, mid year. And make sure I'm at this point by
Kalee Boisvert:that, you know that time or anything like that. So again,
Kalee Boisvert:we're being specific on the goal, we're creating a plan of
Kalee Boisvert:action on how you're going to achieve it, you're being
Kalee Boisvert:realistic and being you know, giving yourself grace, you know,
Kalee Boisvert:plan in for some unforeseen, foreseen circumstances, because
Kalee Boisvert:when it comes to money, these are oftentimes going to be money
Kalee Boisvert:goals. When it comes to money, things come up things happen
Kalee Boisvert:that you might not have planned for. So have that built in as
Kalee Boisvert:well. And then again, keep your list somewhere, review it, check
Kalee Boisvert:in on it, put the reminders in your calendar now. And then
Kalee Boisvert:they're just going to pop up when the date comes. Okay, so
Kalee Boisvert:that's the first thing I want everyone to do is really take
Kalee Boisvert:that time, have those goals. So now that you have some big money
Kalee Boisvert:goals, I also want to share with you some additional suggestions
Kalee Boisvert:that I've come up with for you. So those that activity was you
Kalee Boisvert:coming up on your own with things because again, I think,
Kalee Boisvert:you know, we're all aware, and we know what we need or want. So
Kalee Boisvert:that's important. But I want to give you some additional
Kalee Boisvert:suggestions for Positive Money behaviors or resolutions for
Kalee Boisvert:2022. Again, these are just ideas, if you're already doing
Kalee Boisvert:some of them, maybe you're even doing all them fabulous, you get
Kalee Boisvert:an A plus, that's amazing. But if once I'm going through this
Kalee Boisvert:list, if there's if you know if it seems like a lot, if it's
Kalee Boisvert:overwhelming, maybe it's your time to just focus on one or two
Kalee Boisvert:that you want to commit to as well this year. Any action taken
Kalee Boisvert:around your money that you commit to, that you've not
Kalee Boisvert:previously been doing is amazing, because it's going to
Kalee Boisvert:provide a positive result when it comes to your money and
Kalee Boisvert:you're taking action and you're doing something if you know
Kalee Boisvert:nothing, nothing bad can come of that it's positive, it's great,
Kalee Boisvert:you're going in the positive direction. Okay, so resolutions,
Kalee Boisvert:suggestion number one, get to know all about your money. I
Kalee Boisvert:talk about this a lot on this podcast. So hopefully that lets
Kalee Boisvert:you know is important. Here I go talking about it again. But it
Kalee Boisvert:is it is important. So having an awareness about your money is so
Kalee Boisvert:vital to every other piece of your financial life. If you
Kalee Boisvert:don't feel like you have a good understanding about your money,
Kalee Boisvert:take some time and get to know it. Start by taking inventory of
Kalee Boisvert:everything. So all your accounts, approximate balances,
Kalee Boisvert:your mortgage info, approximate balance of what's owing, if you
Kalee Boisvert:have a mortgage, all your assets and all your liabilities,
Kalee Boisvert:essentially you want to have that inventory and awareness of
Kalee Boisvert:what they are, list everything you may owe. So again,
Kalee Boisvert:liabilities, your loans, credit cards, mortgage balance, and
Kalee Boisvert:everything you own as far as assets. So again, investment
Kalee Boisvert:account balances. So maybe it's tax deferred accounts,
Kalee Boisvert:retirement account balances, things like that, and that's
Kalee Boisvert:going to create your net worth statement. So again, everything
Kalee Boisvert:you own is your assets versus everything you owe your
Kalee Boisvert:liabilities in a separate column. And again, construct
Kalee Boisvert:this in any way that works for you. It's basically though just
Kalee Boisvert:having some one Master location of the inventory, that is your
Kalee Boisvert:finances, okay? And this is so beneficial to for couples, it's
Kalee Boisvert:a fabulous exercise to do together. So you're on the same
Kalee Boisvert:page when it comes to your household finances. So you both
Kalee Boisvert:are in the know of where you stand where you're at. Another
Kalee Boisvert:important step to getting to know your money is having an
Kalee Boisvert:understanding of income versus expenses. So usually people
Kalee Boisvert:break this down on a monthly basis, what income versus
Kalee Boisvert:expenses are. And, again, if that's generally how you're paid
Kalee Boisvert:and how you pay bills, you're probably going to look at it on
Kalee Boisvert:a monthly basis. But again, having an understanding of cash
Kalee Boisvert:flow, it's really what you want to be in the know when it comes
Kalee Boisvert:to your money. And it's going to help you understand your money,
Kalee Boisvert:knowing what's coming in knowing what's going out each month,
Kalee Boisvert:because from that you can create goals, you can say, okay, you
Kalee Boisvert:know, I have this much extra every month, I'm gonna make sure
Kalee Boisvert:I'm putting that towards my emergency accountant or
Kalee Boisvert:something like that. But again, you're not going to be able to
Kalee Boisvert:really get as specific as you want to and your goals if you
Kalee Boisvert:don't have this awareness, and knowledge about your money. So
Kalee Boisvert:that's resolution idea. Number one, resolution idea number two,
Kalee Boisvert:take control of your spending, it's very easy to spend money,
Kalee Boisvert:and you can find ways to spend money, every day, on all sorts
Kalee Boisvert:of things, everywhere we go, there's things to spend money
Kalee Boisvert:on. But taking control of your spending is a powerful step in
Kalee Boisvert:being a money master and building wealth. Because
Kalee Boisvert:anything you're not spending is what you're getting to keep, it
Kalee Boisvert:doesn't just disappear and go nowhere, it's what you're
Kalee Boisvert:getting to hold on to. A lot of guilt comes up around spending
Kalee Boisvert:money. And it's when we're spending money in ways that
Kalee Boisvert:don't align with your values is most often when you're going to
Kalee Boisvert:have that guilt. So when you're in control of your money, and
Kalee Boisvert:taking control of your spending, you're likely going to have less
Kalee Boisvert:of those instances coming up of guilt purchases and spending
Kalee Boisvert:because you're going to be more diligent about being
Kalee Boisvert:intentional. You know, if you're saying things like, Okay, I'm in
Kalee Boisvert:control my spending, what are things that are important to me,
Kalee Boisvert:what matters to me, I love adventure, I'm going to be
Kalee Boisvert:putting away a certain amount of money every month to take this
Kalee Boisvert:trip of a lifetime, you know, I haven't been able to travel for
Kalee Boisvert:some time now. And this is my goal, and I'm going to have
Kalee Boisvert:money saved up, because I'm going to take this trip in 2022,
Kalee Boisvert:or 2023, or whatever that looks like for you. But again, you're
Kalee Boisvert:in control, you're deciding. And then you might be less inclined
Kalee Boisvert:to be like at the mall, and you see these, you know, fabulous
Kalee Boisvert:shoes that you don't necessarily need. And you're like, you know
Kalee Boisvert:what, I think that money is better put into that goal I have
Kalee Boisvert:of my travel and adventure, because that's so important to
Kalee Boisvert:me. So that's really that taking control of your spending, it's
Kalee Boisvert:being intentional. So if that sounds like a good plan, but
Kalee Boisvert:you're still you still struggle with the temptations of spending
Kalee Boisvert:completely okay.
Kalee Boisvert:What are some ideas that might help with that? Well, taking an
Kalee Boisvert:inventory of what you typically spend in a month and on
Kalee Boisvert:different categories, it is going to help and I know that's
Kalee Boisvert:a painful exercise, probably some people listening is like, I
Kalee Boisvert:don't want to know or it's almost like we're denial or I
Kalee Boisvert:don't know, or it's it's that's not the funnest task to do. But
Kalee Boisvert:it's very important because what it's going to do is alert you to
Kalee Boisvert:the different categories, you spend money, and maybe you're
Kalee Boisvert:actually spending a lot more in a certain category than you're
Kalee Boisvert:aware of. And seeing that is very powerful, because then you
Kalee Boisvert:can actually decide to make a change once you've seen it. But
Kalee Boisvert:if it's not, and we don't have the awareness, of course, we
Kalee Boisvert:can't change something we're not aware of. So you have to take
Kalee Boisvert:that first step of actually taking the inventory of what
Kalee Boisvert:you're spending and what the categories are that you're
Kalee Boisvert:spending money on. And then look do a deeper dive and see, is
Kalee Boisvert:there anything that can be easily eliminated? Sometimes
Kalee Boisvert:what's going to pop up? Is something like a subscription
Kalee Boisvert:you don't use anymore? Are there any luxuries you can scale back
Kalee Boisvert:on? So Oh, wow, I've been spending a lot of money eating
Kalee Boisvert:out. You know, I don't want to be spending that much every
Kalee Boisvert:month. I want to scale back on that. And that's something I
Kalee Boisvert:realistically can do. And this is going to be my eating out
Kalee Boisvert:budget from now on. And so you know, that might come up as well
Kalee Boisvert:from that exercise. Another idea for taking control of your
Kalee Boisvert:spending is just that recording ongoing everything you're
Kalee Boisvert:spending for one full week because it gives you an extra
Kalee Boisvert:task and thing to do. And so it might actually stop some of
Kalee Boisvert:those impulse purchases. Because you're like, Yeah, I don't want
Kalee Boisvert:to have to write that down. Just I'd rather not. I'll just wait
Kalee Boisvert:till I get home to have a snack or something like that. Rather
Kalee Boisvert:than going Oh no, I have to write that down for my tracking
Kalee Boisvert:of my spending in real time. Another idea is reducing the
Kalee Boisvert:number of payment methods to simplify things. So maybe you
Kalee Boisvert:use, you know, you have a couple credit cards and a debit card
Kalee Boisvert:and you sort of just grab whatever is most accessible when
Kalee Boisvert:you're paying for things. It can get confusing. And it's again,
Kalee Boisvert:hard to tell when I'm what am I actually spending, if you have
Kalee Boisvert:all these different payment methods, they're all sort of
Kalee Boisvert:scattered. And you might be spending more than you realize.
Kalee Boisvert:But again, it's not all in one place, it's not easy to follow.
Kalee Boisvert:So reducing number of payment methods can be helpful as well.
Kalee Boisvert:Using cash, that's one that people use, that's helpful, like
Kalee Boisvert:so having a sort of cash amount in their wallet each week. And
Kalee Boisvert:when that runs out, there's no no more discretionary spending.
Kalee Boisvert:You can also set some rules for yourself. So you can say okay,
Kalee Boisvert:anything that costs a larger amount, so anything maybe over a
Kalee Boisvert:$200 price range, I have to think about for at least 24
Kalee Boisvert:hours or 48 hours. So that can help, you know, slow down those
Kalee Boisvert:impulse purchases, because oftentimes we make purchases, we
Kalee Boisvert:walk away, and you know, the next day or later on, you're
Kalee Boisvert:like, I didn't really need that. So you can save yourself from
Kalee Boisvert:some of those, or maybe all of those, which is great. You could
Kalee Boisvert:have no spend days. So that's another great idea, challenge
Kalee Boisvert:yourself to have some no spend days. So how that works is just
Kalee Boisvert:like it sounds, you just don't spend money for an entire day.
Kalee Boisvert:And they're actually really hard. Like I said, there's, you
Kalee Boisvert:know, the minute you leave the house, you don't even have to
Kalee Boisvert:leave the house, you just do online shopping, just spend
Kalee Boisvert:money, but it's very easy to spend money every day. So
Kalee Boisvert:challenge yourself to have, you know, if you don't have any no
Kalee Boisvert:spend days, it's like, Okay, I'm gonna do one a week, okay, I'm
Kalee Boisvert:gonna do a couple a week, those are all really good ideas as
Kalee Boisvert:well, if you're looking to take control of spending. Okay, that
Kalee Boisvert:was number two. So resolution number three, which is a
Kalee Boisvert:fabulous one to follow our second one, and you know, where
Kalee Boisvert:you're taking control of spending. So number three is now
Kalee Boisvert:saved more money. So maybe you know, you've done number two to
Kalee Boisvert:control your spending, you have some extra money to spare now
Kalee Boisvert:that you've taken control and, and so you can jump on to
Kalee Boisvert:resolution three, which is about saving more, if you're saving
Kalee Boisvert:money already fabulous. But I challenge you to up that amount
Kalee Boisvert:and save more. And you might be saying, well, why what for you
Kalee Boisvert:don't need a purpose. You don't your purpose to save money.
Kalee Boisvert:Having more money saved is never a bad thing. It could mean you
Kalee Boisvert:know getting to retire years earlier, it can mean going on
Kalee Boisvert:your dream vacation, it can mean just having extra peace of mind
Kalee Boisvert:to take on any curveballs that life may throw your way. So save
Kalee Boisvert:more money if you're already saving. What if you can up at
Kalee Boisvert:about what have you up that amount by 2% or 3%. Or anything,
Kalee Boisvert:I just challenge you to do that. And and it just might not have
Kalee Boisvert:come to mind because you're like, Well, I'm already saving.
Kalee Boisvert:But Saving money is money that you get to keep for you. So at
Kalee Boisvert:the end of the day, the person that benefits is you from saving
Kalee Boisvert:more. No, it's not going to some, you know secret person or
Kalee Boisvert:someone snatching it behind the scenes, it's really saving more
Kalee Boisvert:money is just for you. And so that's, that's fabulous. So pay
Kalee Boisvert:yourself first, whenever you make money, automate it, so you
Kalee Boisvert:have some going into your savings bucket. So it's a good
Kalee Boisvert:idea to just have it automated every paycheck, have a portion,
Kalee Boisvert:go into your savings buckets or whatnot. But again, automating
Kalee Boisvert:is very helpful. Because it's just happening in the
Kalee Boisvert:background, less tasks for you. And then you're more inclined to
Kalee Boisvert:just make sure that that's happening. So that's number
Kalee Boisvert:three. Moving on to resolution idea number four, it's all about
Kalee Boisvert:having or building your rainy day fund. So some people might
Kalee Boisvert:call that also an emergency fund, it can also be known as
Kalee Boisvert:that. I don't like to say that because then we're putting it
Kalee Boisvert:out there. You know, well, coming in emergencies, we don't
Kalee Boisvert:want emergencies happening in our life. So let's say a rainy
Kalee Boisvert:day or, you know, make your own name for it. But it's that money
Kalee Boisvert:that's there again, for peace of mind your peace of mind fund,
Kalee Boisvert:that's a great idea to call it. So how much should you have in
Kalee Boisvert:this peace of mind account? It's going to depend and of course,
Kalee Boisvert:it depends on things like your your job income security, from
Kalee Boisvert:your job, your expenses, how much you have his monthly
Kalee Boisvert:expenses. I mean, if you're in a state where you're already have
Kalee Boisvert:paid off your mortgage, your monthly expenses are probably,
Kalee Boisvert:you know, lower than some people that do still have a mortgage
Kalee Boisvert:and things like that. So, you know, maybe it's a bit lower
Kalee Boisvert:expenses you have as a result, so it's going to be different
Kalee Boisvert:for everyone. Generally, if you can put away though three to six
Kalee Boisvert:months of expenses in this peace of mind fund that is ideal.
Kalee Boisvert:Where do I start? So if you're saying I don't have one, I want
Kalee Boisvert:to build one. Again. Maybe it seems daunting. Well incorporate
Kalee Boisvert:it into your monthly savings, again, have a realistic goal,
Kalee Boisvert:don't say, I'm going to have it saved out by the end of this
Kalee Boisvert:month, and then put yourself in a position where you can't, you
Kalee Boisvert:can't eat or you can't do something like that be really
Kalee Boisvert:realistic and say, hey, it might take me a year to accumulate
Kalee Boisvert:this extra money.
Kalee Boisvert:You know, in the background as I'm getting paid and things like
Kalee Boisvert:that, and that's completely okay. So do what's realistic to
Kalee Boisvert:you, maybe incorporate it with your monthly savings, create a
Kalee Boisvert:separate account for it. So don't have it though, you know,
Kalee Boisvert:go into part of your checking account or something like that,
Kalee Boisvert:because you want to have a separate spot for it. So you
Kalee Boisvert:really know the progress where it's at where it stands. And you
Kalee Boisvert:know, when it gets to a point where you feel comfortable
Kalee Boisvert:enough, as far as balance, be mindful of getting a return on
Kalee Boisvert:your cash, again, rates are really low right now. Interest
Kalee Boisvert:rates are low, which means rates that you can kind of get on cash
Kalee Boisvert:balances, they're quite low. But again, just be mindful of that
Kalee Boisvert:every little bit helps. So see what your bank has as far as
Kalee Boisvert:like a high interest, savings kind of idea. Are they offering
Kalee Boisvert:any promos or things like that, and again, having this rainy
Kalee Boisvert:day, this peace of mind account? It's empowering, it helps you
Kalee Boisvert:really feel in control, knowing that you have that. So then
Kalee Boisvert:you're not on edge about what if something came up? What if an
Kalee Boisvert:unpaid bill unplanned Bill arises? And if we can relieve a
Kalee Boisvert:lot of that stress and, and fear around money's money, it's, you
Kalee Boisvert:know, it's not occupying space in your mind, then because it's
Kalee Boisvert:the minute we're giving energy to these thoughts, we have this?
Kalee Boisvert:Oh, what if something came up? I don't have anything extra, how
Kalee Boisvert:would I pay for it? It's this terrible thought process you go
Kalee Boisvert:on. And it's not, it doesn't lead to any positive feelings
Kalee Boisvert:around money, it's stressful, it's you're on edge or anxious.
Kalee Boisvert:If you can have this account, if anything, it's gonna stop that
Kalee Boisvert:thought process and just go, Hey, if something were to come
Kalee Boisvert:up, I got this. So now, I don't have to even think about that. I
Kalee Boisvert:don't have to worry about that. So it's, it's very powerful,
Kalee Boisvert:more powerful than just having money stashed away. Like, it's,
Kalee Boisvert:it represents something that's really important for our mindset
Kalee Boisvert:around money. So again, that's really important to have in
Kalee Boisvert:place. Number five, consolidate and simplify. So I love just
Kalee Boisvert:simplifying things, making things easier, let's not
Kalee Boisvert:complicate it. Because I mean it we complicate money and have all
Kalee Boisvert:these different moving parts and moving pieces, it's, it gets
Kalee Boisvert:confusing, it seems daunting, and it's just like, Man, I don't
Kalee Boisvert:want to have to deal with it. I don't know how much money I
Kalee Boisvert:have, I don't know, it's everywhere. So a lot of people
Kalee Boisvert:say, you know, money's confusing, and but a lot of the
Kalee Boisvert:time the people that are saying money's confusing, or making it
Kalee Boisvert:confusing, so it's a true statement for them, because they
Kalee Boisvert:have made money confusing. If you have 10, different accounts,
Kalee Boisvert:two different advisors, accounts scattered everywhere in
Kalee Boisvert:different institutions, then I would agree that it money's
Kalee Boisvert:confusing. A lot, hopefully, you have some sort of spreadsheet
Kalee Boisvert:that pulls it all together. Because if you don't, that's
Kalee Boisvert:confusing. So to start the new year, commit to simplifying
Kalee Boisvert:things, if you have random small accounts hanging out there. And
Kalee Boisvert:again, they happen as we go through life and get different
Kalee Boisvert:jobs and things like that, you might have a work plan, and then
Kalee Boisvert:you start a new job and, and that account sort of just sits
Kalee Boisvert:there dormant. And then you you know, there's that's a manual
Kalee Boisvert:anything, you have a new Sunlife plan, and then you have a new
Kalee Boisvert:pension, and then you have an RSP and TFSA. And it's all over
Kalee Boisvert:the place. And you can't even keep track and you forget, you
Kalee Boisvert:might even have some of these accounts, like that's not a good
Kalee Boisvert:place to be, we want to, again, we want to be in the know with
Kalee Boisvert:your money. So bring it all together, bring what you can
Kalee Boisvert:together, whatever can come together as one i i highly
Kalee Boisvert:suggest to do so because it does simplify things. It does make it
Kalee Boisvert:easy, more straightforward. You know, when we talk about
Kalee Boisvert:diversification, it doesn't mean that you have to be spread
Kalee Boisvert:everywhere, like diversification is more. So how we talked about
Kalee Boisvert:investing, and taking an approach where, you know, we're
Kalee Boisvert:looking at investing in the US and Canada and internationally.
Kalee Boisvert:And, you know, we're investing in, in household companies and
Kalee Boisvert:consumer goods and technology. And yeah, like all those things.
Kalee Boisvert:That's really what diversification means. It
Kalee Boisvert:doesn't mean that you have to be diversified with every firm that
Kalee Boisvert:exists in your country. That's, it doesn't have to be that way.
Kalee Boisvert:Because again, it just gets complicated. You lose track of
Kalee Boisvert:things. You don't want to lose money, right? We never want to
Kalee Boisvert:lose money. We never want to lose sight of it or lose track
Kalee Boisvert:of it. We want to pay attention. We want to know what's out
Kalee Boisvert:there. So bringing the things can together can also benefit
Kalee Boisvert:you from reducing fees. Maybe You're saving on annual fees or
Kalee Boisvert:reducing,
Kalee Boisvert:like fee rates or things like that, because you oftentimes are
Kalee Boisvert:going to get discounts for larger balances or bundling or
Kalee Boisvert:having, you know, accounts at certain places, they sometimes
Kalee Boisvert:waive certain fees and things like that. So it does benefit
Kalee Boisvert:you if you can consolidate to and simplify. And it helps with
Kalee Boisvert:a thorough understanding of your investment allocation. Again,
Kalee Boisvert:that diversification element. Well, if I were to ask you, you
Kalee Boisvert:know, how much do you have invested internationally? And
Kalee Boisvert:how much in Canada in the US as far as, you know, equity
Kalee Boisvert:exposure? So when I say equity, it's like stock exposure? How
Kalee Boisvert:much do you have in the tech sector versus in financials or
Kalee Boisvert:something like that? Those are hard questions to answer. If you
Kalee Boisvert:have lots of accounts everywhere, so we can bring it
Kalee Boisvert:together, it's going to help simplify it. So that was number
Kalee Boisvert:five, resolution number six, I love this one. So anyone that
Kalee Boisvert:has kids, this is an important one I would love you to commit
Kalee Boisvert:to, it's all about talking to your kids about money, and
Kalee Boisvert:raising money savvy kids, that is the best gift you can give to
Kalee Boisvert:the next generation. You know, we teach kids all sorts of
Kalee Boisvert:things, and they learn all sorts of things in school. But money
Kalee Boisvert:is not one of them. Money's not one of them. That's, you know,
Kalee Boisvert:strongly taught upon or learned or, you know, financial
Kalee Boisvert:literacy. It's not a big topic in school. And I hope that
Kalee Boisvert:changes, and I'm really optimistic that that is
Kalee Boisvert:changing. But we're still in a position where I think there's
Kalee Boisvert:lots to learn about money. And it's one of those things that if
Kalee Boisvert:they're not learning it in school, us as parents, we have
Kalee Boisvert:to really take the lead on that. And it's it comes down to just
Kalee Boisvert:talking to your kids about money. Money is something we
Kalee Boisvert:interact with, on probably a daily basis. And so there's all
Kalee Boisvert:sorts of opportunities to have conversations with them about
Kalee Boisvert:money. Um, you know, we teach our kids to drive, they get
Kalee Boisvert:their Learner's Permit at 14. So we're, we're optimistic enough
Kalee Boisvert:that they're able to drive a vehicle, why can't we teach them
Kalee Boisvert:about money and trust that they're able to make you know,
Kalee Boisvert:money decisions and learn about money. It's so so important,
Kalee Boisvert:probably more important than driving a car, right? They need
Kalee Boisvert:the money to buy the car. So let's like this is the important
Kalee Boisvert:lesson, this is the things that have to be taught and that that
Kalee Boisvert:miracle of compound interest, it's so powerful, the sooner you
Kalee Boisvert:get started, it's all about time. And when you start, and
Kalee Boisvert:it's if you can let something compound 30 years, 40 years, 50
Kalee Boisvert:years, and that might seem like too many years, if you're
Kalee Boisvert:already in your, you know, 40s, and things like that, you're
Kalee Boisvert:like, Well, I'm not gonna work till I'm 90, and keep saving and
Kalee Boisvert:only start spending my money then. But it's very realistic
Kalee Boisvert:numbers, you know, for your 10 year old, if they can start
Kalee Boisvert:saving, they can have 50 years of compounding growth, like it's
Kalee Boisvert:crazy. And the power it makes and what it can create is just
Kalee Boisvert:amazing. So if you're kicking yourself for getting a late
Kalee Boisvert:start, well, what can you do? I mean, you can change that for
Kalee Boisvert:the next generation, you can say, well, I don't want that to
Kalee Boisvert:happen for my kids, right? We don't need to be that generation
Kalee Boisvert:that's like, Well, I had to walk uphill both ways. And so you
Kalee Boisvert:have to do it, too. Let's not do that. Let's be kind and put them
Kalee Boisvert:on the right path. And, and, you know, get in the way. And if
Kalee Boisvert:we're teaching them young, like having then just forced them,
Kalee Boisvert:right, they're getting all this money from their grandparents or
Kalee Boisvert:things like that. Just say to them, okay, that's going your
Kalee Boisvert:savings, and you'll thank me later.
Kalee Boisvert:You know, that's, that's the thing about being parents and
Kalee Boisvert:having young kids really well, I'm still the boss. So I'm going
Kalee Boisvert:to tell you where your money goes. But I mean, you don't have
Kalee Boisvert:to be like mean or a dictator about it. But you can set some
Kalee Boisvert:boundaries and rules and it's not, you know, they're gonna be
Kalee Boisvert:thanking you later when that money grows to a million dollars
Kalee Boisvert:that you saved them. Instead of buying American girl to all they
Kalee Boisvert:have, they're a millionaire, I'm sure they're gonna be happier
Kalee Boisvert:that they can buy all the American Girl dolls they want at
Kalee Boisvert:that point. So teach your kids about money, communicate openly
Kalee Boisvert:about money, give them control and decision making power.
Kalee Boisvert:What's great about teaching kids about money is they're in a it's
Kalee Boisvert:a safe environment. It's when we're teaching them while
Kalee Boisvert:they're young. We can teach them about budgeting and credit
Kalee Boisvert:cards. You know, once they first get their paycheck, we can teach
Kalee Boisvert:them these things and let them kind of see okay, if I spend it
Kalee Boisvert:all and I run up before next payday, you know, I have to wait
Kalee Boisvert:and and it's good to learn those lessons when you're young
Kalee Boisvert:because when you're learning them later on, I mean, it can
Kalee Boisvert:have a lot bigger, you know, mistakes and risks if you're
Kalee Boisvert:learning just what a credit card is, you know, in your early 20s
Kalee Boisvert:Because you got one and maxed it out. And you know, didn't even
Kalee Boisvert:realizing now you're paying, you know, 18% plus interest on a
Kalee Boisvert:balance that you're not able to pay down. It's not something
Kalee Boisvert:that that's a thing that you don't want to have to learn
Kalee Boisvert:later on, you don't want to learn the hard way it can, let's
Kalee Boisvert:help them, let's support them. So these diligent behaviors of
Kalee Boisvert:saving of putting a little bit of weigh each month for
Kalee Boisvert:themselves for the long term, that they're getting these
Kalee Boisvert:skills. It's so powerful, so important, if you don't have
Kalee Boisvert:kids of your own, maybe it's nieces and nephews and other
Kalee Boisvert:young children in your life, like, encourage it, get
Kalee Boisvert:involved, answer questions, talk about money, talk about, you
Kalee Boisvert:know, how we build wealth. And what when investing is, like
Kalee Boisvert:Warren Buffett, financially successful, and amazing, you
Kalee Boisvert:know, mentor when it comes to what, what investing, successful
Kalee Boisvert:investing could look like, and, you know, what did he do, he
Kalee Boisvert:started buying stocks when he was like, 13 years old. So it's,
Kalee Boisvert:it's amazing, and it's so powerful. So this one, I stress
Kalee Boisvert:so much.
Kalee Boisvert:Resolution number seven, don't be afraid to get help. So not
Kalee Boisvert:everything has to be a DIY project, I appreciate that, you
Kalee Boisvert:know, we have the internet available, we have a lot of
Kalee Boisvert:tools available to us and accessible to us where we can do
Kalee Boisvert:a lot more on our own, you know, we can go to YouTube and things
Kalee Boisvert:like that and learn and, but when it comes to your money and
Kalee Boisvert:investing and and you know, different elements of your
Kalee Boisvert:money, like you're doing your taxes and things like that, if
Kalee Boisvert:it's not your passion, know that getting support is fine. It
Kalee Boisvert:doesn't mean that you're failing in the money game, it doesn't
Kalee Boisvert:mean that you're going to, you know, be worse off or anything
Kalee Boisvert:like that. It's just it's you deciding, hey, this isn't my
Kalee Boisvert:strong, you know, that my strength and I know that my
Kalee Boisvert:money needs time, attention and needs, you know, that long term
Kalee Boisvert:care and attention, I just don't have the ability to consistently
Kalee Boisvert:give it that. And that's why I want to work with a
Kalee Boisvert:professional. So if you're going through your head and saying,
Kalee Boisvert:you know, I've been meaning to do this, I've been meaning to
Kalee Boisvert:start getting invested, I'll do it when I'm, you know, I learn a
Kalee Boisvert:bit more when I read this book about finances, when I take this
Kalee Boisvert:investing course, you know, then I will. But if it just keeps
Kalee Boisvert:being something you're putting off, you know, it's probably a
Kalee Boisvert:good indication that maybe it is some time to get some support
Kalee Boisvert:and outsource it. And just asking yourself, you know, what
Kalee Boisvert:is my time worth? And what do I like? What do I want to do? What
Kalee Boisvert:am I passionate about, because life is about to doing the
Kalee Boisvert:things we enjoy not just putting yourself, you know, through like
Kalee Boisvert:homework assignments. And that's still fun, forcing yourself to
Kalee Boisvert:do tasks that you don't want to do when there's people out there
Kalee Boisvert:that you can enlist and, and, you know, have them step in.
Kalee Boisvert:That's why they exist. That's why these services and different
Kalee Boisvert:professionals exist. They can provide assistance where needed,
Kalee Boisvert:there's accountants or lawyers or financial professionals
Kalee Boisvert:interview, find the right fit for you come prepared with
Kalee Boisvert:questions. Again, there's so many people out there. And the
Kalee Boisvert:point of that is that everyone has a little bit different
Kalee Boisvert:approach, and you need to find the best fit for you. So that's
Kalee Boisvert:the joy of it. There's lots of professionals out there, which
Kalee Boisvert:means there's variety, it means that there's going to be the
Kalee Boisvert:perfect fit for you. Resolution number eight, get out of your
Kalee Boisvert:own way. This is such a big one when it comes to money. I don't
Kalee Boisvert:know how you like maybe plan to do this, but let me try to talk
Kalee Boisvert:through it and we'll figure something out. So getting out of
Kalee Boisvert:your own way means you know when you're overthinking when you're
Kalee Boisvert:procrastinating, not taking action, you know, when this
Kalee Boisvert:happens, then I'll get started, you know, when I get this raise,
Kalee Boisvert:then I'll start putting money away. When we keep doing that,
Kalee Boisvert:it's again, it's not doing you any favors. When it comes to
Kalee Boisvert:money. There's no time like the present to get started building
Kalee Boisvert:wealth. The best time to start building wealth was yesterday.
Kalee Boisvert:Okay, so it was yesterday, yesterday is gone. So when's the
Kalee Boisvert:next best time it's today? If is lack of confidence, take steps
Kalee Boisvert:to build that up. But don't hold off until you feel like you
Kalee Boisvert:become the expert. So if you're like, Well, I don't feel
Kalee Boisvert:confident. I don't feel you know that I know enough about
Kalee Boisvert:investing. Don't say well, I need to become a genius or the
Kalee Boisvert:next you know all star investor before I get started, say I'm
Kalee Boisvert:gonna be taking these steps to keep building my knowledge about
Kalee Boisvert:finances and investing and things like that. But in the
Kalee Boisvert:meantime, I'm going to get started. So don't hold off and
Kalee Boisvert:let that lack of confidence completely sort of derail you or
Kalee Boisvert:push that timeframe further back, just to commit to saying
Kalee Boisvert:hey, I'm going to start where I am and continue to build and
Kalee Boisvert:grow and do what's realistic. If you're stuck in the past with
Kalee Boisvert:when it comes to money move past that it's not serving you so if
Kalee Boisvert:you have that, you know hindsight I shouldn't have
Kalee Boisvert:bought this or I should have invested in this or this regret
Kalee Boisvert:or money mistakes that are like okay, If I can't do anything,
Kalee Boisvert:because last time I did this, you know, I lost a lot of money
Kalee Boisvert:and I just don't even want to be in that position again, I'm just
Kalee Boisvert:not going to do anything, I'm not going to invest again,
Kalee Boisvert:because I, you know, this was not a good experience and, and
Kalee Boisvert:you know, just dwelling on those things, those negative
Kalee Boisvert:experiences, they're not serving you. And they're not putting you
Kalee Boisvert:in a good headspace to, you know, being productive and
Kalee Boisvert:working towards your goals. So, again, when it's getting out of
Kalee Boisvert:our own way, it doesn't have to be complicated. Let's keep it
Kalee Boisvert:simple. When it starts to feel not easy or fun. Ask yourself,
Kalee Boisvert:how can I make this less complicated? How can I make this
Kalee Boisvert:easier, that's all we can do when it comes to getting out of
Kalee Boisvert:our own way. So it's really diving into the deeper into the
Kalee Boisvert:thoughts and mindset that comes up around money. So hearing that
Kalee Boisvert:kind of inner voice and where it's coming up, and when it's
Kalee Boisvert:coming up, and sort of writing that down or looking deeper on
Kalee Boisvert:what is that
Kalee Boisvert:money shouldn't be stressful. So again, if it is, you need to
Kalee Boisvert:find ways to simplify it, you need to find ways to make it
Kalee Boisvert:easier. It doesn't have to be and like I said, there's
Kalee Boisvert:professionals out there that can support you all sorts no matter
Kalee Boisvert:where you are in your money journey. So if you feel like,
Kalee Boisvert:you know, this is a lost cause I don't even know where to start.
Kalee Boisvert:There's money coaches, there's budgeting coaches, there's, you
Kalee Boisvert:know, there's investing courses you can take, like, there's all
Kalee Boisvert:sorts of things or something, like I said, there's something
Kalee Boisvert:out there for you. So no matter what you think it is, or if you
Kalee Boisvert:think is the most complicated, or if you're ashamed, or, you
Kalee Boisvert:know, anything like that, I can assure you that as financial
Kalee Boisvert:professionals, we've seen it all and there's someone out there, I
Kalee Boisvert:can assure you, there's someone out there in some sort of way
Kalee Boisvert:that can help you if you're feeling like I don't even know
Kalee Boisvert:where to start or I'm stuck or something like that. So that's
Kalee Boisvert:getting out of your own way. Okay, and that's all I have for
Kalee Boisvert:you. So thank you for listening to this episode. And I want to
Kalee Boisvert:wish absolutely everyone listening to this episode. And
Kalee Boisvert:even you know going beyond that every person out there I want to
Kalee Boisvert:wish them a positive and abundant New Year. Let's make
Kalee Boisvert:this the best money year yet. Start taking action right now
Kalee Boisvert:after you listen to this. You can do this. You got this. I
Kalee Boisvert:believe in you. Thank you so much for your time and I will
Kalee Boisvert:catch you on the next episode.
Kalee Boisvert:I hope you found value in this episode. And because I'm such a
Kalee Boisvert:proponent of taking confident action, I want to pose a
Kalee Boisvert:question to you the listener. What is one action that you feel
Kalee Boisvert:inspired to take after listening to today's episode? If you enjoy
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