Not sure where to begin? Here is a suggested reading order for each stage of life. Everyone can still start with the Basic steps.

In your 20s: first account, first card, first savings

1. Choosing your first Canadian bank account (and never paying monthly fees)
2. Splitting your paycheque: a simple budget that works
3. Saving on everyday costs: the big picture
4. Understanding your credit score
5. Your first credit card, used the smart way
6. TFSA explained: the tax-free account everyone should know
7. Investing basics: stocks, bonds, funds and fees

In your 30s and 40s: family, home and kids

1. Building an emergency fund
2. Insurance basics: what you need and what you don’t
3. Buying your first home in Canada (including the FHSA)
4. RESP: free government money for your child’s education
5. RRSP vs TFSA: which one first?
6. The Couch Potato: simple index investing in Canada

In your 50s: getting retirement-ready

1. Retirement: the big picture
2. Your CPP: what you pay and what you’ll get
3. OAS for immigrants: the residence rule
4. Counting pension years from your home country (social security agreements)
5. Making your retirement savings plan

60 and over: starting your pensions

1. When to start CPP: 60, 65 or 70?
2. Applying for OAS and GIS
3. Turning your RRSP into a RRIF
4. Which money to use first in retirement (and the taxes)
5. Health care and benefits for seniors
6. Wills and powers of attorney