When it comes to goals for the new year, we’re not really into adding up calories, or keeping track of digits on a scale. Whether you want to take more steps, gain followers, run further, bike faster, Facebook less or pay your Visa down to zero (please please please)—we’ve all got a number in mind. […]
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Year of the axe
“I’ll be 50 in May and I’m going to arm-wrestle everyone.” Nancy Hawkins bursts into laughter as she says this, but it’s quite possible she’s not joking. “I’m not trying to get in shape to wear a bikini, it’s to be strong and independent. I don’t want to be a burden to anyone at any […]
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How to mend your spending habits
“A resolution without a plan is really just a wish,” she says. “Everyone needs a plan for how their money gets spent, because the money is going to get spent, regardless if you plan to spend it or not.” Trustee in bankruptcy and debt professional Leanne Salyzyn doesn’t like to use the word budget, but […]
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Mind on your money
Laurie Stephenson Certified financial planner, Starboard Wealth Management Pay down debt. One of the big concerns for Canadians is how much debt people are carrying and it’s one of the things you can really control. The first step, I would take stock of your entire financial situation, and what you’re carrying for debt, and consider […]
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Revolution Fitness gets a start
If you’re already plotting your New Year’s resolutions you might want to hear what Jackie Kellestine and Lisa Baldwin are up to in Dartmouth. The longtime friends will open Revolution Fitness (112 Woodlawn Road) on December 16, a fitness studio that’s aimed at working with all types of abilities, offering classes to prenatal and postnatal […]
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Re-do you
After spending a few days eating, drinking and carving out a you-sized dent in the couch doesn’t a Rejuvenation Workshop sound like a good idea? Studio in Essence (1717 Barrington Street, 405-550 invites you to take part in a little post-Holiday body reinvigoration this Sunday (December 30) from 12 until 2pm. Christy Sanford will get […]