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About the Contributors

About the Contributors

RetroScripts- Kimberley Rivando- Robbwww.retroscripts.cawww.facebook.com/retroscripts RetroScripts Kimberley Rivando-Robb has an English Language and Literature degree, a post graduate degree in Journalism New Media and her diploma as a Personal Support Worker. She is...

Ready, Set, Write!

Ready, Set, Write!

As with undertaking any other project in life, being prepared and ready to create a routine, especially a writing routine, takes a bit of planning. Sure, you could hope that by just sitting down every day and writing, you'll establish an enjoyable habit, but preparing...

How do you celebrate?

How do you celebrate?

We’ve just made it through another Valentine’s Day! This is one of those holidays that people have mixed feelings about. Is it a “Hallmark Holiday” that’s just derived to bolster certain parts of our economy as we see everything romance and dining marked up to...

Are you having trouble turning off your brain at night?

Are you having trouble turning off your brain at night?

Your brain may be driving on automatic pilot and you can’t turn it off. The brakes are not working. You are driving too fast and the brakes are faulty. During the day the brakes may present themselves as anxiety and at night it can present itself as insomnia. A brain...

Holding On…

Holding On…

I love the Olympics, and this morning while watching gymnastics, a young gal lost her grip on the uneven bars, resulting in her falling off. She got right back up, chalked her hands and continued with her routine. Was she disappointed and bit pissed at herself? I'm...

Thankful

Thankful

What a beautiful, sunny summer morning to wake up to today! If you opened your eyes and are reading this, you have something to be thankful for. A new day ahead with endless choices, opportunities and activities. Those are just the things to fill your day. You likely...

Who Needs Monday Or Some Day..?

Who Needs Monday Or Some Day..?

Do you have a goal you hope to achieve one day? When are you thinking of starting? So often we think that our goals need a specific start date, like a New Year’s resolution, the first day of spring, next Monday, or Labour Day. Maybe for you the thoughts are there, but...

The Ins & Outs of Self-Employed Mortgages

The Ins & Outs of Self-Employed Mortgages

Finances and self-employment are often a tricky thing. For many sole proprietor business owners orfreelancers, it’s not as easy to walk into a financial institution and obtain credit, a loan, or a mortgage.With mortgage interest rates so low right now, we’re seeing...

Taking Time for Yourself

Taking Time for Yourself

I see so many women who are burnt out after this year of covid. Whether you're a working woman now doing it from home, a mom trying to teach your kids, a business owner who is fighting to stay afloat. Or an elderly woman who is missing the connection with her kids and...

Investing 101

Investing 101

With more and more people working remotely, staying at home and having a little more time to think about their money while watching the media focus on markets climbing up and up, there has been a considerable rise in individuals considering some self-directed...

Scream, Yell, Smash… Release!

This photo was taken two years ago during a particularly stressful time while I was on bed rest and ordered to slow down for the sake of my unborn baby. At the time, I found it nearly impossible because while I could slow my body down, what about my mind? It almost...

Keeping Our Minds Busy

During these crazy pandemic days, current lockdown and state of emergency here in Ontario, it's no wonder we are all feeling a bit stressed. Whether you are at home working, helping your kids with online education or just simply at home, the days may appear long, a...

Mental Health & Your Finances

Mental Health & Your Finances

In Canada, we recognized Bell Let’s Talk Day on January 28. This is a day where a hashtag can raise money for mental health programs across Canada, with the encouragement to talk about mental health in an effort to end the stigma. So let’s talk about mental health....

Beginnings

Beginnings

Beginnings are exciting and beautiful. They fill us with hope. They represent the blank pages in our story full of unlimited possibilities. Optimism and light. The opportunity for us to be the delightfully naive optimistic Fool. The part that we seem to forget is that...

New Year… New Goals

New Year… New Goals

Whether or not you’re a New Years Resolutions person, it’s helpful to set some goals for any period of time. They don’t have to be in January… heck, set some in May and switch it up! The point is, that you set some goals, create a plan and take the necessary action to...

I AM

I AM

Author – Theresa Macri-Sawchuk To live a life unfulfilled, unrealized, unachieved because of gender, of your social status, the dictations of your governing bodies, culture, from the lack of funding, the lack of vision, the lack of knowledge, the lack of...

How to Get Debt to Disappear

How to Get Debt to Disappear

How do I get my debt to disappear? Let’s keep it real here… we’re in 2020 and debt for many people and families is just a way of life. A middle-class family can’t pay cash for a home outright in North America, so are carrying a mortgage. There may be a car payment as...

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