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One year later, financial coaching continues to empower Ava Williams

15 December 2016
Author: Chloe Stanois

Feeling empowered to improve her finances and other areas of her life was an unexpected outcome for Ava Williams after she completed the MPower Money Coaching program in October 2015.

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Tags: budgeting, Coaching, debt, financial empowerment, financial literacy, goal setting, saving

Financial coaching is about more than just the money

9 March 2016
Author: Chloe Stanois

Before Ava Williams signed up for the MPower Money Coaching program, she was struggling to pay off her OSAP and bank loans, finding it hard to stick to a budget and was worried about saving for the future. When she found out that Toronto Employment and Social Services was offering a new program providing free financial coaching support to help people on low incomes achieve financial goals, she jumped at the opportunity to improve her finances.

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Tags: budgeting, Coaching, debt, financial empowerment, goal setting, goals, low-income, saving

Four steps to setting New Year’s savings goals

28 December 2015
Author: Chloe Stanois

The New Year is right around the corner. Have you made any New Year's resolutions yet? If you're looking for ideas, you may want to resolve to save more money in 2016. Saving demonstrates good financial management, especially if you're saving towards a goal like, an emergency savings fund, a car, education, or a family vacation.