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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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Trump Warns of “Massive Sanctions” on Russia Amid Stalled Ukraine Peace Efforts

 

                                            US President Donald Trump


US President Donald Trump has renewed his warning to impose sweeping sanctions or tariffs on Russia if no progress is made toward a Ukraine peace agreement within the next two weeks. Speaking from the White House, Trump expressed frustration over the lack of movement since his recent Alaska meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, where he had pushed for a direct summit between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Trump condemned a recent Russian strike on a US-owned factory in Ukraine, calling it “unacceptable” and reiterating his dissatisfaction with the ongoing war. Zelenskyy, for his part, accused Moscow of deliberately stalling negotiations, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov insisted no summit could take place without a prepared agenda.

The standoff underscores the deep divisions between the two nations, with Trump signaling that his decision—whether to escalate economic pressure or step back—will hinge on developments in the coming fortnight.

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