Hello! I'm Gail Vaz-Oxlade. I'm a mother, wife, step-mother, friend, confessor, writer, TV host, money maven, teacher, gardener, artist, and ex-wife (twice!) I'm loud, large and laugh a lot. I'm passionate about learning, committed to sharing and hell-bent on make the world better for our kids in any way I can.

I've written ten books on personal finance, hundreds of articles for the financial media, published a financial magazine for women, hosted two prime-time television shows and worked with Canada’s leading financial services companies to help educate employees and clients. (I've been busy, eh?)

My corporate projects have ranged from the design of a product knowledge and sales curriculum to cover every product sold through the branch network, to the writing of several consumer-oriented brochures, the development of web content, the on-camera hosting of consumer-oriented videos, and myriad public presentations. I can make the most complex financial topic accessible to everyone, even kids.

For those of you who have detected an accent, go ahead and guess! I immigrated to Canada in 1977. I'm married with two children, and live in the Northumberland Hills. I'm also a stepmother of two, and a grandma. I love to read anything to do with kids and how they learn, how the brain works, and how to find serenity in life. I love to garden — at the start of the season, not at the end — and I'm a fabulous cook.

I've written a couple of children’s stories (not yet published, but very cute...any takers?) and in the summer of 2002 I finished my first novel (tentatively titled A Death in the Family), which is safely tucked away on my hard drive. I got such a kick out of discovering that I could write fiction. Ain’t life grand!

I'd love to hear from you. Whether you have a question or just want to say "hi!" drop me a line and tell me what you're up to.