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Top 10 Budgeting Tools for Canadians in 2025

From beginner-friendly blueprints to advanced dashboards, there’s something here for every budgeting personality.

budget, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziDecember 19, 2024budget, saving, money, planning, guide, budgeting, budgeting tools, New Year, money management, money toolsComment

How to Get on a Consistent Savings Schedule (Without the Stress)

Financial glow-ups are best served with a side of consistency. Create a stress-free plan that’s not only easy to stick with but actually works for you!

budget, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziNovember 15, 2024personal finance, budget, saving, money, organization, planning, goals, savings challenge, New YearComment

How to Create A Debt Repayment Plan

Debt dragging you down? Meet the most dependable DIY repayment plan. This guide breaks down practical steps to create one that works (and you'll stick to).

budget, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziOctober 11, 2024personal finance, budget, saving, money, organization, debt, debt repayment, debt repayment pla, planningComment

13 Steps to Refocusing Your Finances for Fall/Winter: A Guide

Not just to help you cope amidst the holiday craziness but also to embark on the "fresh start" or "new season" that back-to-school and autumn inspire.

budget, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziSeptember 13, 2024personal finance, budget, saving, money, fall, winter, investing, organization, emergency fund, hibernation guideComment

9 Ways to Treat Your Compulsions With Compassion

We've all attempted to cure something with retail or another type of therapy. Luckily, practicing self-compassion can ultimately decrease impulse buying tendencies. Read this post for ways to accomplish just that.

mindset, lifestyle, budget, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziJuly 26, 2024life, lifestyle, money, money mindset, impulse spending, shopping, fashion, budget, budgeting, goals, goal setting, therapyComment

11 Smart Ways to Use Your Tax Refund

Many of us look forward to receiving a tax refund—about as many who dread having to pay money to the government. Regardless, it's important to understand exactly what this refund represents and how to use it effectively and to your advantage.

personal finance, budget, investingAnastasia BarbuzziMay 17, 2024money, financial literacy, financial education, personal finance, credit, credit card, money management, taxes, tax season, tax refund, organization, debt, emergency fund, investingComment

A Brief History of Women's Financial Freedom + Tips for Using And Building Good Credit

Only 50 years ago, access to credit wasn't considered a woman's civil right. Today, building good credit takes time and consistent effort, but the rewards include include financial flexibility and freedom in the future.

personal finance, lifestyleAnastasia BarbuzziApril 19, 2024money, financial literacy, financial education, personal finance, credit check, credit, credit card, credit score, financial inclusion, financial independence, financial empowerment, women, women and money, money managementComment

Reasons Why We All Need to Embrace Loud Budgeting

We're here to support you in comfortably and confidently loud budgeting, so let's enter this new era together 🤓💚

budget, mindset, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziFebruary 18, 2024personal finance, financial literacy, financial empowerment, financial education, money mindset, saving, savings challenge, financial independence, financial resilience, emergency fund, goals, goal settingComment

The 2024 Savings Challenge: Building Financial Resilience and Independence, One Dollar at a Time

Get the skinny on the 2024 savings challenge and what makes it accessible and achievable for everyone.

budget, mindset, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziJanuary 19, 2024personal finance, financial literacy, financial empowerment, financial education, money mindset, saving, savings challenge, financial independence, financial resilience, emergency fund, goals, goal settingComment

How to Have a "Better" Black Friday (Or Any Sale Day) Financially

There's a better way to do Black Friday for your finances, and it's not hard to achieve. Read this post for 10 tips on how to have a better Black Friday (or any sale day) financially.

personal finance, lifestyle, budgetAnastasia BarbuzziNovember 23, 2023budget, budgeting, Christmas budget, Christmas shopping, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Cyber Weekend, money, money management, money mindset, shopping, financial literacy, financial education, personal financeComment

The Hibernation Guide

The ultimate resource for inquiring minds looking to work on their personal finances, money mindset, and bettering their financial literacy and education.

Guest Appearance! $HMONEY Is On the Thinking About Podcast🎙️

It was a great pleasure to be a guest on Thinking About with Kirsti McNabney. Learn more about the episode!

personal finance, mindsetAnastasia BarbuzziNovember 3, 2023personal finance, financial literacy, financial empowerment, financial education, self-help, money mindset, women and money, female friendshipComment

How I Built My Emergency Fund 🚨 + How You Can Start One, Too!

You asked for details on how I built my emergency fund, so I included them in this post. Plus, all the info you need to build one of your own.

personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziAugust 26, 2023money, life, lifestyle, saving, emergency fund, personal financeComment

What Is Girl Math? What Is It Good For?

In this blog post, we discuss whether it’s tongue-in-cheek dialogue, a seriously harmful concept, or a step backward or forward for feminism.

personal finance, budgetAnastasia BarbuzziAugust 25, 2023financial education, money, women, women and money, girl math, mathComment

Top 10 Female Finfluencers to Follow (2023)

If you’re setting out on a journey to improve your financial situation and relationship with money, these are the best women finfluencers to follow.

personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziMay 5, 2023financial literacy, financial education, mindset, money mindset, money, money trauma, finfluencer, top finfluencers, women in financeComment

Thought Bubble: Pink Tax on My Mind 💭

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been angry about the pink tax. I’ve dedicated entire episodes to the subject and to period poverty. For all the naysayers, this shit is real, people—the #DataDon’tLie, as I like to say.

personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziMarch 31, 2023financial literacy, personal finance, pink tax, period povertyComment

The Gender Pay Gap, Ask Gap, and Reality Gap in 2023

Presenting, The Gap Report for 2023. Details on the current gender pay gap, ask gap, and reality gap, plus ideas about progressing.

mindset, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziMarch 17, 2023gap report, gender pay gap, pay gap, gender gap, ask gap, reality gap, finance, personal finance, financial education, financial literacyComment

Lookout! $HMONEY Radio Is On Perfectly Unfiltered 🎙️

It was a great pleasure to be a guest on Build A Dream’s podcast, Perfectly Unfiltered, hosted by founder Nour Hachem-Fawaz.

personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziOctober 27, 2022personal finance, financial literacy, financial empowerment, financial educationComment

I Made It Through My First-Ever Podcast Interview 💚 Tune In!

This was my first-ever podcast episode as a guest/‘interviewee’ and it was so much fun! As someone who’s used to doing the questioning, this was a whole new experience.

personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziOctober 26, 2022financial empowerment, financial literacy, personal finance, mindset, financial educationComment

Book Review: The Richest Man in Babylon

Since I created $HMONEY Radio, I cannot tell you how many times I’ve heard the words, “You’ve gotta read this book.” Here's my honest review.

personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziAugust 10, 2022review, books, money, lifestyle, book, book review, book clubComment