The Bucket Coach

The Bucket Coach is our financial advice book written exclusively for Ontario Fire Fighters.

It's a practical guide for household financial management, including investments, credit and mortgages, and retirement. Developed with contributions from Fire Fighters, The Bucket Coach includes tools to assess your financial well-being and track your expenses and savings.

To keep things fun, key points are presented by Fire Fighter Rock Solid and his family, as well as the villainous Volatile and the helpful Coach.

Comprising 53 pages, the book includes the following chapters:

	Give These People A Medal A salute to Fire Fighters and their families and a discussion of the unique financial and personal challenges they face.
	Take Control Advice on getting your finances under control by examining your net worth and your regular spending. Plus, some tips for avoiding common financial mistakes that families make.
	Reduce Advice on spending smarter in categories like food, shelter, transportation, energy, clothes, entertainment, vacations, and technology. Plus, how to use credit properly, maintain a good credit rating, and manage your mortgage.
	Expand Advice on investing in yourself, your family, next year, and the future. The straight goods on risk and finding the right type of investments for you.
	The Better Business Primer Advice on succeeding in your small business, while making sure the extra income doesn't tempt you into bad financial decisions.
	Find A Coach How a financial coach can help you achieve your goals.

To get your free copy of The Bucket Coach, you can either come into one of our two branches, or you can call or e-mail us and we'll mail a copy to you.

Companion Files

Download the Net Worth Statement and Money Tracker from The Bucket Coach! Fill them out and you can save them for future reference, or print them and bring them in when you speak to your FSCU Coach. Available in three file formats (if you're not sure which to use, try the PDF first).