Paycheque to Paycheque

Paycheque to Paycheque

Almost 60% of Canadians live paycheque to paycheque; yes you read that correctly.  

I was shocked at this statistic.  

                                      Money

I did a 'quick calculation' of my own finances, and I realized that I am 'almost' one of the 60% mentioned above.  

This is not good. 

Are you as well?

This is 'troubling' for high percentage of Canadians and Americans, and the remainder of the world.  

Also, I should state that this figure is the same as the year before amounts; therefore not much has improved to date for most citizens.  

What is the 'safe' amount to have saved for any unforeseen emergency?

It is recommended that we should have 'three months' salary put aside.  

Therefore, my recommendation to 'myself' and 'you' is that from this date on forward; put 10% of your wages in another bank account, or hide it in your home, to accumulate the three months figure.  

                                                     Save
 

Is this doable?

Check back with me in three months, and I will let you know if I have been able to consistently save a 'small' portion of my wages. 

Thank you for reading.  

Ben here

The All Seeing Eye

The All Seeing Eye

Have you ever wondered  what the 'All Seeing Eye' and the 'Pyramid' on the USA 1 dollar bill symbolizes?

          Annuit coeptis

I will briefly write about this today, but in another blog, at a later date, I will expand on this topic.   

I did a lot of research and concluded that  they mean the following: 

Eye:

The Eye symbolizes the omnipresence and omniscience of God watching over all things.  It's also associated with the "Trinity".  Also, The Eye is regularly associated with spiritual knowledge in scripture. 

Pyramid:

The Pyramid symbolizes a connection of "three".  The Father, Word and the Holy Ghost are "one".  

Man is made up of three parts: body, soul and spirit.  

Time is: past, present and future.  

All colors derive from three basic colors (plus white which is the absence of color): red, blue and green. 

Matter is: liquid, vapor (gas) and solids. 

In life, everything is in threes and therefore often symbolized in the three lines of a triangle.

Sincerely,

Ben