Steps taken by Canadian owmen to achieve financial success - % report: follow a budget to manage spending [budgeting], pay off credit cards in full to avoid interest charges, participate in an employer-sponsored group pension plan, contribute regularly to an RRSP, save through an automatic saving or investing plan, contribute to a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)

The top three recommendations from women who consider themselves to be financially successful.

% agree that women should be completely financially independent from their spouse, % share financial planning and investment decisions, % of married women have some savings or investments in their own name, % married women who have their own personal investment portfolio are fully responsible for making decisions about their investments, make decisions jointly with their spouse or partner, defer to their spouse

Individual taxfilers in the top by income group 0.01%, 0.1%, 1%, 5% (age, gender, province, married/single), Metropolitan area share of families with income over $250,000

% think that if our current spending habits don't change, Canada could face a "consuming crisis" where people spend too much and don't save for the future, % believe their salary will either stay the same, decrease or rise by 10 per cent or less

% of 14-19 years olds expect to have a lifestyle at least as opulent as that of their parents, % anticipate having a more expensive lifestyle, % of 14-19 year olds said social interaction was a spending motivator (vs. Canada total)

% of 14-19 year-olds say they created their first budget at age 12 or under (vs. Canada total), % of those in their 40s, 50s and 60s respectively say they were older than 19 when they created their first budget, % of 60+ said they have never created one

% of those 14-19 say they made their first contribution to an RRSP at the age of 19 and under (compared to those in the 40s, 50s, 60+), % of twenty-somethings have never contributed to an RRSP

% of Canadians said their parents save more than they do, % of Canadians say their parents focus more on retirement planning than they do, % said their parents talked to them about money when they were 12 or under, % of those 60+ say their parents never talked to them about money

% said they would first call their spouse to share the good news, % call their parents