Thank you in for being patient with me on uploading/creation of new content. I have been making some major life changes the last few months and it has been challenging to balance everything. Too put things mildly. Not always fun but my agency (real world) business is also in it's busiest time of the year. Good old "RRSP season", traditionally the wost time of the year to purchase investments but so many people are for varius reasons. Does anyone know what dollar cost averaging is and how it is one of the very best strategies to help the average person meet their investing/savings goals?

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been reviewing how the community is structured, and you’ll start seeing some thoughtful updates roll out this week. Please provide feedback under the temporary new "re-formating feedback" tab. One thing that WILL stay is the Share Your Community section and the affiliate referral payments for helping promote the community. While these aren’t directly part of Financial Self-Defense Education, I believe in supporting others financially whenever I can. As a small thank-you for helping the community grow, offering a cash referral feels like least I can to do.

Hi everyone, I have been working over the holidays to evaluate the community and have some ideas but could really use your input as founding members so I have 3 Quick questions for you? #1 If I got rid of EVERYTHING, classrooms, tab's, leaderboards, EXCEPT 1 part, what would YOU want me to keep? #2 Now the reverse, if I KEPT everything what would YOU like me to get rid of? #3 What is the 1 thing that I don't have that you may have seen in other groups or just wish I did have here? If you are not comfortable posting here then you CAN send me a DM, but I would love it you would post on this thread as your idea might spark another idea for someone else.

However you celebrate.... or don't, no matter what I wish you joy, health and abundance always. I am more of a winter solstice celebrator... I LOVE knowing the days are getting longer... but that's the beauty in everyone being different. Celebrate how and what you want, as long as it isn't hurting someone else is my motto! Knock on wood, things are coming together and I will be able to ramp up my content and value to you all soon... have been creating a bunch of new resources, super excited to share them!

I have been severely slacking in this community. All I can really say is to quote from the Fresh Prince of Bellaire, my got flipped and turned upsidedown, I did not turn into a princess but a bunch of things have come at me from all different angles and I had to focus on my own health, family health surprises and helping some of my "financial services ie real world" clients needing some emergency meetings. All of which just combined to be a major brain energy drain. One of the gpod things to come out of it is that I have now created a tonne of new educational documents - I have created the habit of if a client asks for something and it needs explaining or like lately, some detailed researching, I don't just explain it verbally or using an old slideshow, I create a FSD educational resourse at the same time. So I am just at the last stage of feeding them through my little formatting script to have them properly branded etc and then I will be uploading them. There will be some restructuring of the classrooms a bit with this as well but I am super excited to have this component taking shape. So again, thank you for your patience and please know that I am still here and check every day for questions or direct messages if you have any topics of concern. I hope you all enjoy whatever celebration you may do and if you are struggling at all, this time of year also can be very hard for people please know I am thinking of you and if there is anything I can possibly help with please reach out. ✨️ Crystal