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We Built a Budget Planner Spreadsheet for Canadian Households — Here's What's Inside

  If you've been reading our RRSP/TFSA/FHSA and household budgeting pieces, you already know the line we keep coming back to: a plan is only as good as your ability to actually track it. So we built something to close that gap. Introducing the Canadian Budget Planner It's an editable spreadsheet — not a course, not a subscription, just a tool you can start using today — built specifically around how Canadian households actually budget. What's inside: Monthly Budget tab — Planned vs. Actual across Housing, Transportation, Debt, Food, Personal and more, with totals and your savings rate calculated automatically RRSP, TFSA and FHSA contributions get their own line — treated as a required part of the budget, not whatever's left over at the end of the month Annual Overview tab — a 12-month view with an auto-updating income-vs-expenses chart and a savings-rate chart, so you can see your trend across the year Just fill in the blue cells — every total, difference, and percen...

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Israeli Tanks Push Into Gaza City as Trump Prepares White House War Talks

                        An Israeli tank manouvres at the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, August 26, 2025.

Israeli tanks advanced into the Ebad-Alrahman neighborhood on the northern edge of Gaza City late Tuesday, shelling homes and forcing residents to flee deeper into the city. The move comes as U.S. President Donald Trump readies a White House meeting to discuss the ongoing war and potential post-war plans for Gaza.

Witnesses described sudden explosions and mass displacement, with church leaders vowing to remain in place despite evacuation orders, citing the dangers of fleeing south. The Israeli military has framed the operation as part of a broader push to dismantle Hamas’ remaining strongholds, while aid agencies warn of worsening humanitarian conditions amid a UN-declared famine in Gaza governorate.

Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, said Washington expects the conflict to be resolved by year’s end, though Israel has yet to respond to a Hamas-accepted ceasefire proposal. Meanwhile, protests in Israel continue to demand an end to the war and the release of hostages still held in Gaza.


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