Journalist. Book author - The Singles Tax, coming January 2026. Newsletter writer. Trinidadian Canadian. Traveler. My journalism: https://muckrack.com/renee-sylvestre-williams/articleshttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3m6xwar3sfk2sI have not watched Heated Rivalry yet but I have finished the book. I have warmed up.02 Dec 2025 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6xwar3sfk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3m6xcyq32ns2sDiscussed The Singles Tax: No-Nonsense Financial Advice for Solo Earners with The Globe and Mail's Erica Alini. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-the-power-of-one-a-new-book-shares-financial-advice-for-singles/?utm_source=TheBudgette&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=were-all-preppers-now-with-money01 Dec 2025 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6xcyq32ns2shttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3m637cwz7dc2rThis isn't surprisingly. Anyone who followed Johnson's pre-political and mayoral career would have predicted this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3m637cwz7dc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3m6373ky53k2rNo. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6373ky53k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3m5zqoyka7s2eAs a writer, this is depressing as it's hard enough to pitch, get sources, write a compelling story for a maybe decent rate. I record everything to show I've actually spoken to people. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2025 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5zqoyka7s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3m5pmr6dc7c2qI can only conclude that Toronto drivers are illiterate since they can't read signs.16 Nov 2025 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5pmr6dc7c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3m3d4ro77bs2hhttps://open.substack.com/pub/budgette/p/the-singles-tax-cover-is-here?r=71ky&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true16 Oct 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3d4ro77bs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3ltda7hxhes2wI want to know how this is different from the assumption that each person in a four-bedroom house might own a car. (Yes, it's that stupid.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2025 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltda7hxhes2whttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3ltd7yy652k2wHolyday is trash. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2025 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltd7yy652k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3lsmiugx5y22r'How to channel your rage against pointless billionaires'. https://buttondown.com/TheBudgette/archive/how-to-channel-your-rage-against-pointless/27 Jun 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsmiugx5y22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3lnuz6yrfhs2zSame. In and out in less than 10 minutes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnuz6yrfhs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3lnnilm5qh22nWhy do politicians start off with tax cuts during a campaign? For one, it's easy for people to understand but in all honesty, it's nothing but marketing. I explore this in my latest piece for @thewalrus.ca https://thewalrus.ca/tax-cuts-election/25 Apr 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnnilm5qh22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3lmdr74p4k22qWhy we all need vex money https://open.substack.com/pub/budgette/p/why-we-all-need-vex-money?r=71ky&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false09 Apr 2025 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdr74p4k22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3ljl727ouf22jSpitting fire. The man is our Prime Minister and part-way through his speech, the PM of the United States. https://youtu.be/CHo8T4j5kqg?si=W4t9P-zJaP5XjWvZ04 Mar 2025 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljl727ouf22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3ljl6qpabos2jDamn, Trudeau spat fire04 Mar 2025 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljl6qpabos2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3liv576qr3k2tI'm going to say this as journalist. Not everything needs to be both-sided. Sometimes you just say, "That's not true" or better yet, don't provide space, time and amplification.24 Feb 2025 00:55 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3liv576qr3k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3liv4y56esk22O'Leary lied. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Feb 2025 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3liv4y56esk22https://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3lip3kcjsac2dWrote this piece for @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/buy-canadian/ https://thewalrus.ca/buy-canadian/21 Feb 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lip3kcjsac2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3liatsicojs2gThe conservatives must be worried based on the new line of attack ads they've started running in the last couple of weeks.15 Feb 2025 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3liatsicojs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3li455mutx226A confession. I've never felt close to the US. I didn't grow up in Canada so was well away of the US and its foreign interference, especially in Central and South America.14 Feb 2025 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3li455mutx226https://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3lhymhnfntc2kBetter than the $1.7m quoted a few years ago, I guess? https://ca.yahoo.com/finance/news/canadians-expect-they-will-need-154m-to-retire-bmo-survey-finds-amid-inflation-pressures-152454991.html12 Feb 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhymhnfntc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3lhwndch3pc26Another crash? No one asked for this to be a MayDay/Air Crash Investigation marathon. It's horrifying. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwndch3pc26https://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3lhwn6nakkc26I thought this was misinformation, so I went to Congress' website and wow, it's not. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1161/all-actions.11 Feb 2025 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwn6nakkc26https://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3lhtefzx5rk2qI need to stop reading about Trump wanting to annex us. I will not let that man give me high blood pressure. I know he's too bad to dead but I'm not.10 Feb 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtefzx5rk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3lhmf63ces22lhttps://persuademag.com/mad-at-the-government-make-sure-youre-pointing-at-the-right-one/07 Feb 2025 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhmf63ces22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/reneesw.bsky.social/post/3lhcp67u5bs2m"“Al Capone in his Syphillitic period” I love a way with words. #Trump03 Feb 2025 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:emud3qzlimc75opaomdrcp46/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhcp67u5bs2m