Half of 2017 is in the books. Now is the time sit down and do a midyear assessment to see how well we have performed compared to the goals that we set for ourselves at the beginning of the year. Conducting a quarterly performance review on my own finance is a fun (don’t judge) Read More …
Month: June 2017
Who’s The Real Leo T. Ly?
Ever since I started blogging, I’ve often tried to share some non-financial information about me so that my readers can get to know the real person behind this blog. For my website, I have my standard bio at the end of each post, the about us page and the blogs page to tell people Read More …
Would You Borrow Money To Invest?
Recently, I was working with someone close to me to analyze an investment opportunity. Let’s call this person Joe so that I don’t reveal his identity just in case he reads this post and doesn’t like what I have shared. Not everyone is open to sharing financial information or personal stories like me and Read More …
What’s The Financial Benefit Of Growing Your Own Food?
When I was hunting for my first home more than 10 years ago, I didn’t know exactly what features will suit my needs best. I flip flopped between buying a condo and a house, and between a couple of suburbs around the Great Toronto Area (GTA) a few times. In the end, I settled Read More …
Lessons From A Young Entrepreneur
When I was about 10 years old, I immigrated from Vietnam to Canada. It’s been more than 28 years since I came to Canada. I don’t have a lot of memories of my childhood back in Vietnam. Somehow, there seems to be one particular piece of memory that I often recollect from time to Read More …