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Category: Financial Literacy

Read insights, stories, and practical tips on financial literacy and community development. Our blog is a space for learning, reflection, and inspiration.

Resources For Business People | AfricaExtended.com

  The idea of starting a business is appealing to a lot of people. Although it can be challenging, it can be very rewarding. As new immigrants or Canadians, you may want to start you own businesses and look to banks for financial advice, services and products. You have come to the right place. This article will…

Free Tax Clinic | What you need

  In partnership with Africa Centre and the Edmonton Community Foundation, LCCMedia Foundation and Dexteritas Inc will be providing free tax services for members of the community. In order for us to complete your income tax and benefit return for you, make sure to have your: Tax information slips Receipts Social Insurance Number Identification Tax…

Free Community Tax Clinic Coming Soon !!!

  In collaboration with Africa Centre and Dexteritas Inc,LCCMedia Foundation is pleased to announce that they will be launching a free tax clinic from the 15th of January 2022. From their work in the community, they observed a gap in financial services and literacy in low-income or modest income earners. There is a wide variety…

10 Top Money Management and Budgeting Apps

  What are Money Management and Budgeting Apps? Business and personal finance management apps link up to your accounts and track all your spending and things related to expenses, your savings account, taxes, and bills. As an individual or entrepreneur, you can benefit from these financial content measurement apps as they take away the stress…

Finances and the Holidays with Tayo Elnathan

  And so, the holidays are here and we are all excited. For some of us the holidays are an exciting period of fun, family and festivities. Some of us receive gifts, and of course the kids receive presents. We give gifts to our parents, our godchildren, bosses, co-workers, pastors. We also give gifts to…

15 mins with Financial Consultant Kirsha Campbell

  Kirsha Campbell is the CEO of www.thecashlab.ca She helps CEOs move from profit to cashflow with financial systems. Kirsha integrates all the moving parts of your business to set up the right foundation to be recession proof, operate with reduced risks, increase cash flow, set up effective systems, and procedures. Kirsha helps business owners…

Keep Up With Your Debts | Financial Literacy

  Try to make at least the minimum payments on your debts. Paying down your debt helps reduce your monthly debt payments. Lower and fewer debt payments will leave you with more money to pay for living expenses. If you don’t make your payments on time, it will appear on your credit report. A poor…

The Benefits and Risks of Credit Cards | Canada.ca

  A credit card provides a short term loan usually at high interest. The credit card allows you to purchase and borrow money from the credit card issuer to pay for it. The credit card issuer is the financial institution that offers credit cards. You have to pay back the money you have borrowed. The…

Budgeting 101 with Tayo and Dotun

Tayo Elnathan and Dotun Ayodele ( from Start up Court ) do justice to budgeting in their financial literacy series. Watch their first ensemble here. They are relatable and they break down all the myths around Budgeting.

Financial Well Being in Canada | Survey Results

This is a reference from Canada about the financial wellbeing of people in Canada. Financial wellbeing is the extent to which you can comfortably meet all of your current financial commitments and needs while also having the financial resilience to continue to do so in the future. It is not only about income. It is…