Young and Employed, But Still Short of Money? You Need a Side Hustle + MORE Oct 21st

Interest rates on savings accounts and GICs are low. But you can still make the best of a bad situation.

Making financial plans for unexpected health issues is important, say financial advisors, including access to an emergency fund, even if it’s through a secured line of credit.

Interest rates on savings accounts and GICs are low. But you can still make the best of a bad situation.

Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Employment & Careers, Entrepreneurship, Family FinancesBy Erin Lowry
Daily Finance

Being a 20-something in today’s economy means getting used to people assuming that you’re probably a debt-ridden parasite, still suckling at the teat of parental welfare. And why not? As our student loans, rent checks, grocery bills and bar tabs pile up throughout the month, it’s no surprise we Millennials yearn to bury our heads in our parents’ protective financial bosoms.

But we don’t have to play into the stereotype. Members of Generation Me can — and often do — attack our money problems by embracing the new version of a classic moneymaker: the side hustle.

Like a small business, only smaller, a side hustle is any (legal) way you can capitalize on your individual talents to generate extra income. Former journalism majors take up freelance writing jobs. Graphic designers create website logos for bloggers. Performing arts grads babysit. And anyone who has learned their discipline well enough to teach it can try tutoring…

There’s no rest for the weary. After setting the government’s agenda in Wednesday’s throne speech, it was off to Europe for Prime Minister Stephen Harper to put the finishing touches on four long years of grueling trade negotiations. In the biggest trade deal since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada has reached a deal in principle with the European Union.
A Huge Economic Expansion
Called a major win for Canada, CETA (Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) will give Canadian businesses unprecedented access to the world’s largest economy.
Businesses aren’t the only winners – consumers look to benefit from lower prices in everything from cheese to automobiles. The deal will help lessen Canada’s reliance on the U.S. as a trading partner, a move in the right direction according to many. Here’s where consumer may see savings due to the Canada-EU free trade agreement.
A Discount On Dairy Products
Consumers looking for a break on their supermarket budget may soon be in luck; renowned European cheeses are coming to a dairy aisle near you…