Many Canadians see investing as risky but the truth is, if you don’t invest your money you are forgoing hundreds of thousands of dollars – maybe even millions! – over the course of your life. Choosing not to invest means you likely won’t have enough money to retire and you’ll be at the whim of […] The post 5 Futuristic Ways To Invest Your Money appeared first on Janine Rogan ..read more

Cryptocurrency is a trend that took off in 2017, and since crashed and burned in the early days of 2018. The one-year average return of Bitcoin is 730%. Some think we are in a bubble, and while that may be true, many individuals are curious to see if they can make a few dollars in […] The post How Are Cryptocurrencies Taxed? appeared first on Janine Rogan ..read more

2017 was a complete whirlwind for me. I changed jobs, gallivanted across Canada and the United States multiple times, and planned a national conference for almost 600 CPAs. It was really, really exhausting and really, really amazing. I was also on the planning committee for the AICPA Women’s Leadership Summit; our team did an amazing […] The post Why Feminism Needs To Be Political appeared first on Janine Rogan ..read more

Becoming self-employed, and starting your own business have been increasing in popularity over the years. With the downturn in Calgary market, we’ve seen an increase in business licenses in the past year or two – basically ever since oil has crashed. When I speak to my colleagues out in Toronto the sentiment is similar, it’s […] The post The #1 Thing You Need To Do If You’re Self Employed appeared first on Janine Rogan ..read more

I’ve been wanting to write a post on how much mental health costs us as a society as well as my own experience for a while now, but the words just didn’t seem to come out right. Probably because I’m still dealing with my mental health each and every day. I shared a post back […] The post Mental Health Costs Us 50 Billion Dollars appeared first on Janine Rogan ..read more

December 2016 was the last time my hubby and I purchased meat. For over a year our household has been vegetarian, and it’s honestly something I never thought we would do. My sister inspired the lifestyle change and we started last January with a one month challenge. Well, a month turned into 12, and right […] The post Save $2,400 Per Year By Becoming Vegetarian appeared first on Janine Rogan ..read more

2018 is fast approaching, I swear I don’t know how the years end up going by so quickly! With only a few days left it’s important to make sure you’ve dotted your i’s and crossed your t’s when it comes to your finances. I’ve created a handy checklist to help you sort through and tick off […] The post Your 2017 Year End Financial Checklist appeared first on Janine Rogan ..read more

For the second year in a row, our family has adopted the “no-gifts” mantra for the holiday season. Last year we jetted off to Mexico under the idea that instead of spending money on gifts for each other we, as a family, would channel those dollars towards a family vacation where we could spend time […] The post How to have a no-spend Christmas appeared first on Janine Rogan ..read more

I’m sure by now you’ve all seen the uproar on the internet about how CRA blocks your calls at least a third of the time. Now that my stint in public practice is over, I figured it would be a good time to share the tricks of the trade I’ve used to make dealing with the […] The post Professional CRA Communication Hacks appeared first on Janine Rogan ..read more

At the end of 2016, the Alberta government announced that the implementation of the carbon tax would occur on January 1, 2017. The first payment to individuals making less than $95,000 was January 5th, 2017. The second installment was paid in July. There as a lot of negativity around the carbon tax, individuals griping that […] The post The Carbon Tax Will Only Cost You 2 Lattes Per Month appeared first on Janine Rogan ..read more