The Big Picture for LIFE BALANCE #5

Patrick von Pander - Master-Certified Business, Corporate, & Life Coach

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‘Best gift government has given us’: The long-term power of the TFSA has yet to be fully tapped

 

The TFSA is new enough that Canadians haven’t had time to experience its long-term investing implications, generally preferring to focus more on the S-for-savings.
 
But that could be a mistake.
 
“The TFSA is the ideal place for long-term equity investment and the power of it comes from that long-term compound growth and not as a savings account with cash in it,” says Steve Bridge, a money coach from Money Coaches Canada.
 
He gives the example of someone in a 40 per cent marginal tax bracket stashing $5,000 in cash at one per cent interest. They earn $50, so only save $20 from sheltering it within a TFSA. If you compare that to an equity investment that grows at 5 per cent, earning you $250, they’re now saving $100 in taxes.
 
“That’s five times the amount of just having cash in there,” he says. “If you add in the long-term power of compounding, now you’ve gotten yourself a powerful retirement tool.”
 
The best fit for a TFSA, most advisors will tell you, are equities that have steady and stable growth.

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Life hacks - how to improve efficiency & productivity

 

I am always finding new ways to leverage my time to be more productive and more efficient in doing things. (Click the app name to get them).

SquareUp is a wonderful way to get paid. Its a mobile point-of-sale tools and online invoicing to next-day deposits and inventory management, Square has everything you need to run your business anywhere. Get the first $1000 transactions for free using this link: SquareUp

DocuSign is an amazing tool that allows you to really go paperless in your business!  Get clients to sign digitally.  Clear documents that can be safely sent via email (link to secured server) and legally binding. Get trial account to test it out for free here: Docusign

Mighty Text - this great little app allows you to "text" to people from your computer and ALL of your android devices.  For those that prefers the full keyboard to typing in the small little cell phone space, this is a game changer.  Get it here: Mighty Text

TRELLO - helps you manage your To Do list effortlessly and you can have others be part of a group to tackle a project together. TRELLO

Sync is cloudbased file storage similar to Dropbox/GoogleDrive but it is in legal compliance under Canadian laws (PIPEDA et al). Sync

Make PDF Smaller so you can email it to your friends, family or co-worker?

Text without Wi-Fi or Data with Fire Chat. No Data? No problem! Fire Chat



We moved & it wasn't traumatic!

 

Moving Day - Keeping Life's Momentum

OMG, we're so grateful that we know the right people!  

For many people, moving is a big, ugly job, a traumatic event, & one of life's most stressful times.  About a month ago, we moved from the main floor of a house into a townhouse.  We didn't want to suffer the pain of our last move about 4 years ago by not losing momentum in our personal & business lives.  So we did what most sane people might do ..... we enlisted some help.  

We started by de-cluttering where it made sense to cut down on the volume of packing.  We focused on clothing & books first.  Everything we didn't want, hadn't used, or could truly enjoy in the future was donated.  We donated 1/3 of our clothing & 2/3 of our books!  Next, we shredded a ton of documents from old files we didn't have use for anymore.  We emptied a lot of file cabinets & bankers boxes of paper that went to recycling.  All this in only 30 focused minutes each evening for a week before our move.  A lot less to have to pack & move!

Then we saved a ton of time collecting packing boxes by renting them.  We hired an experienced Packing Team & Movers ..... & we were set to go!  

Friday morning we had coordinated the rented moving boxes to arrive at the same time as the packers arrived.  The entire place was packed by 3:30pm, allowing me time to clean up so I could meet Christine for a pub dinner out in time for Happy Hour!  

Saturday morning the movers had us moved out into their 2 trucks by 2pm & moved into our new place by 7pm ..... all during daylight hours & no rain that day! (karma?)

Sunday morning had the Packers arrive at 9:30am to unpack us & were done by 2pm.  

Monday morning saw the Box rental company retrieve their 100+ boxes.

THE PUNCHLINE:  We worked & lived our lives right up until Thursday evening & were business operational & liveable on Monday morning!  Didn't need to be a big, ugly job & it wasn't.  Barely a speed bump & we didn't lose the great momentum we had going for us.  We highly recommend this most civilized way to tame the trauma!



Summer Lovin' - Vancouver Style

 

Lately it may not have seemed like it, but Summer is coming.  If you're ready to make the most of Being A Tourist In Your Own Town, then here's some local Greater Vancouver Festival & Event links to connect you with what you're looking to enjoy!:

Vancouver

Burnaby

Surrey

New Westminster

Coquitlam

North & West Vancouver

Richmond

Abbotsford

Enjoy & make this your Summer to remember!



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