Janine Fracchioni
Janine is a freelance writer with more than 15 years of experience as a corporate communicator for Canadian blue-chip companies. Janine has been a staff writer with Golden Girl Finance since its inception.
Money Can’t Buy Happiness… But Pursuing It Just Might
“Money cannot buy happiness; money cannot buy happiness.” We say this to our children, our teenagers, our young adults striving to find their place...
Royalties? How to ‘Megxit’ Your Way to Financial Freedom
Well, it seemed 2020 had barely rolled out of bed when the Duke & Duchess of Sussex pulled a fast one on the Queen...
There’s No ‘We’ in Retirement
When one is Queen, one does not retire. In 2017, The Duke of Edinburgh announced his retirement, no doubt receiving a handsome gold watch...
Job Losses Have Gone Viral — What Should You Do?
Well this is a fine pickle, isn’t it? Between the coronavirus, the annual tick migration, and the march of murder hornets, we’re facing the...
Wine O’clock? Cheers to your Financial Ruin
Last year American financial guru Suze Orman trotted out one of the grand truths of saving: small indulgences add up and rob you of...
Fear Factor: Is ‘Imposter Syndrome’ Getting in Your Way?
You’ve probably heard of ‘imposter syndrome’ and how it can affect someone’s self-esteem in the workplace. The term was coined in 1978, by psychologists...
Buyer Beware of the ‘Self-Care’ Boom
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Where there’s hype, there’s trillions being thrown around to achieve health, happiness, and glowing skin.
According to The Global Wellness...
How to Outsource Your Life
Ready or not, you’re going to be caught. Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza, Christmakkuhwanza, New Years… every year the holiday season arrives, and you’re swamped with...
Merry Money— Don’t be Fooled by Retailers’ Tricks
A long, long time ago, in 2012 to be precise, The New York Times shared a story about a Minneapolis father who was going...