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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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Wall Street Struggles Amid Layoff Surge and Tesla Shareholder Showdown

U.S. markets opened Thursday on shaky ground as investors digested troubling labor data and braced for a pivotal vote at Tesla. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 hovered near flat, while the Nasdaq slipped slightly, down just over 0.1%.

The unease was fueled by reports showing that October marked the worst month for layoff announcements since 2003, with 153,074 job cuts compared to just 55,597 a year earlier. Companies cited cost-cutting, the unwinding of pandemic-era hiring, and preparations for artificial intelligence as reasons behind the surge in layoffs.

Meanwhile, investors are keeping a close eye on Tesla’s upcoming shareholder vote, which could shape the future of the electric vehicle giant. Despite strong earnings from chipmaker Qualcomm, tech stocks remained under pressure, reflecting broader concerns about whether valuations in the sector have become overheated.

The mixed signals highlight a market caught between optimism about corporate innovation and anxiety over economic headwinds. With layoffs rising and tech volatility persisting, Wall Street is bracing for more turbulence in the weeks ahead.


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