Laura Gyldenbjerg...our second episode

The first show was wrapped, and we all breathed a huge sigh of relief.  We had done it.  No one had passed out!  It was done!  It hadn't aired yet, but hey, it was done.  Then we realized we had 9 more episodes to go!

Our next guest was Laura Gyldenbjerg, a Trustee.  Again, it was a Saturday morning.  A very snowy, blowing, blizzardy Saturday morning.  Anyone with common sense would have stayed home.   I counted 12 accidents on the way.  The problem was, I had only ever talked to Laura at her office, and had no way to get a hold of her that morning to make sure she still wanted to come in, despite the weather.  Sure enough, when we finally got there...25 minutes late....there she was, all smiles. 

You have to love the Internet.  That is how we found Laura.  I was looking for someone who could talk about pitfalls of getting into debt, especially for young people just starting out, and when I came across her website, I knew I'd found her.  The site is clear and easy to understand, and Laura herself is personable, easy to talk to and full of great advice and solutions.

We talked about things such as debit card use, cell phone contracts, credit card interest and cheque cashing services.  Just to name a few of the pitfalls that people fall into.  But Laura also had solutions.  We also talked about teaching your children about money.  Mary told a great story about her young daughter and the first time she took her with her to get money out of an ATM;  her daughter thought it was some kind of game, and they had won!  "Let's play again, Mom" she shouted. 

We learned a lot of helpful things from Laura and really, really appreciate her driving out in a blizzard to be there!!!!

To contact Laura Gyldenbjerg, http://www.lauracanhelp.net/en/

Laura also suggested checking out http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/bsf-osb.nsf/frm-eng/SBEE-7JCKVV a site that offers booklets to teach children about money, published by the government.