Financial Education

What compels you to open a personal finance newsletter? The quality of its content? Its relevance in your life? The ease with which the right amount of information falls on your lap? Instead of drowning in a sea of financial information, passionate and sympathetic writers are here to prepare newsletters for you. What are the […]

Whether you are completely new to the world of personal finance or have already figured out how to fund your retirement, personal finance courses are a great way to improve your financial literacy. Basic courses can be a simple, non-intimidating way to ease into a healthier financial future. Similarly, specialized courses (such as investing or […]

Do you know the difference between successful people and unsuccessful people? Successful people read books. Reading ranks as one of the most popular hobbies in Canada with more than 80 percent of Canadians claiming to have read at least one book in the last 12 months. This figure pales in comparison to how many successful […]

Tiktok is life for a lot of people, and it’s full of content creators offering suggestions on all aspects of finance. They can’t call it actual advice for legal reasons but we can call them Fintokers!  Financial Tiktokers centre their content around a few major areas in the finance niche: getting started with stocks and […]

The stock market crashes once in awhile, but every time, many people believe this time, the market could defy the gravity, because this time is different. It’s been said before the dot com bubble in 2000 and the subprime mortgage crisis at almost ten years ago. Today’s market is clearly on fire now; in fact, […]

The Great Resignation is upon us, and it took corporate North America by surprise. Well, it wasn’t a surprise to people in the financial independence community. They’ve been planning on taking back their money and their time for a while. Quitting your job may not be your FIRE goal, but it helps temper financial stress […]

There is no shortage of resources out there to help educate yourself on personal finance. You can visit YouTube channels, read books, or attend seminars to learn about the topic. However, one of the absolute best ways to learn is by hearing directly from people who are already where you want to be in life. […]

Your headphones can make you wealthy. If you want achieve financial independence, you need to level up your financial literacy. But who has time to find and read all the personal finance content out there? As a busy working mom with two tiny humans, I certainly don’t have the time or energy to open a […]

At Hardbacon, we know our readers are always trying to improve their own financial health and create a better life for themselves. Many of us do this by learning through online communities, like Facebook groups, in which members bring value to one another. Some of the best investing and money content available is created by […]

Barry Choi is true personal finance machine. He’s the prolific blogger behind the Money We Have blog, a self-directed investor and a collaborator on many specialized websites such as MoneySense, RateHub and more. He’s also an avid traveler and he’s accomplishing all this while holding a full time production job at City TV. I reached out […]

We all think our parents know everything right? No? Well, I think everybody can at least admit that at one point or another, we all believed our parents could do no wrong. But as Millennials begin to navigate their way through the complex and often messy world of “adulthood,” I think we can all agree […]

The quick answer to the question asked by the title is as follows: learn how to invest. Before closing this page and commenting: “but I don’t have much money to start with…”, keep reading. Investing on your own takes time, discipline, and some capital to start with, and to be honest, it is not for […]