BBB released their top 10 Canadian scams list perfectly in time for Fraud Prevention month. We discuss the scams, our experiences with the scams, and what to do to protect yourself. Canadian Money Matters is a personal finance podcast discussing: ✅ The Canadian economy ✅ The Canadian stock market the TSX ✅ Personal finance for Canadians ✅ Investing for beginners in Canada ✅ Saving Money for Canadians Canadian Money Matters is dedicated to the following: ✅ Increasing financial education and financial literacy of Canadians ✅ Getting more Canadians taking control of their finances ✅ Having fun i ..read more

American banks have been going bankrupt.  Why?  Will this affect Canada or Canadians?  Will this affect me?  I try to explain the banking failures in the United States very simply, by answering Jenny's questions about Silicon Valley Bank and what went wrong.  I am no banking expert nor do I have a crystal ball that sees into the future, but I try to create calm amidst the storm and hope that Canadians have enough financial literacy to have faith in their banks. ? Find Cameron on YouTube!  TAKE ME THERE Canadian Money Matters is a personal finance podcast discussin ..read more

Have you noticed your emotions are tied to your finances?  Fear of missing out causes you to overspend, anxiety keeps you from budgeting, and depression stops you from changing bad money habits.  This is known as EQ which is your emotional intelligence regarding your finances.  Healthy EQ usually leads to being financially healthy, but so few people have it.  In her book "The Common Sense Guidebook to Mastering Your Money: Critical Skills You Should Have Been Taught As a Kid...But Never Were" Robin Da Vinci explains EQ + IQ = FQ and in today's personal fianance podcast epis ..read more

I interview Gary Paull Jr the CEO of Gauss @GaussGang to discuss blockchain, crypto, and NFT's.  For investors in 2022 blockchain related investments were bad, really bad.  With worthless crypto, crashing NFT's, and investigative channels like @Coffeezilla exposing scam after scam.  The entire experience reminded me of the dot-com bubble and crash.  Can blockchain survive?  Is it truly worthless like Warren Buffet says, or is it our inevitable future and the future of the next Apple, IBM, or Amazon?  Today we discuss the past, the present, and the future of blockc ..read more

Why you need emergency savings, where to keep savings once you have it, and help in how to save money in the first place.  In todays' episode discussing personal finance for Canadians we also discuss "talking to kids about money" a segment with our resident nine year old.  As well as artificial intelligence stocks in the stock market minute.  Finally we talk about our upcoming interviews with Gary Paull Jr from Gauss Blockchain and Robin Da Vinci from Common Sense Guidebook to Mastering Your Money.  It's a full show, let's get started. ? Gary Paull Jr at Gauss Blockchain We ..read more

Thinking about buying your dream home in 2023?  On today's personal finance podcast we discuss 12 tips for buying a home in 2023 that will not only help, but should save you money.  These tips should apply to anyone buying a home including new, pre-owned, house, apartment, duplex... whatever.  Most of the concepts are the same, buying a home is a huge investment, and we hope these money saving tips can help you purchase with confidence.  We also introduce our upcoming bonus podcast where we discuss blockchain and crypto with the CEO of Gauss, a blockchain start-up tech comp ..read more

Long term "Rules of Thumb" for buying a car have been proven unachievable!  Without this guidance we discuss what frugal car shopping in 2023 will look like, including some money saving tips for buying a car in 2023 such as "fall in love with the financing, not the vehicle".  Common Sense Investing also highlights one Canadian stock in the "Stock Market Minute", we ask a nine year old what car she would buy, and we celebrate Canadian Money Matters making the TOP 40 List on Feedspot.  It's a loaded podcast! FeedSpot Top 40 list of Canadian financial podcasts!  GIVE ME THE LI ..read more

In today's Canadian personal finance podcast we discuss three reasons to be positive about personal finance in 2023, pause for a "stock market minute" to discuss Reitmans Canada stock, and wrap it up with money saving tips including budgeting with the Clever Fox planner.  2022 was rough!  But we are hoping these reasons to be positive about our money in 2023 will help lift our financial spirits. Have a look at the line of CleverFox Budget planners and take control of your finances today!  https://amzn.to/3w7AXka ? Find Cameron on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/c/CommonSe ..read more

Chat GPT the artificial intelligence (AI) platform is extremely popular these days, but is Chat GPT better than Google for money saving tips and personal finance?  We ask Chat GPT some basic personal finance questions like "how to save money on bills" and "how to improve financial literacy" and see what happens.  Can Chat GPT host this podcast better than the podcast hosts?  We give this Canadian podcast episode up to this popular language AI and see what happens. Have a look at the line of CleverFox Budget planners and take control of your finances today!  https://amzn.to ..read more

On todays Canadian personal finance podcast we discuss the most recent inflation numbers and how they will apply to budgeting in 2023.  Inflation is down slightly except for maybe grocery and shelter inflation, but what do the inflation numbers mean for 2023?  Specifically we discuss budgeting, including two methods to budget using either Mint.com or CleverFox Budget Planners, and how budgeting may save Canadians money in 2023. Have a look at the line of CleverFox Budget planners and take control of your finances today!  https://amzn.to/3w7AXka ? Find Cameron on YouTube!  h ..read more