Ladies Foodies Club End of Year Dinner-From Burden to Benefit: Rethinking Your Relationship with Debt
The Ladies Foodies Club and the When Women Know Initiative are hosting our End of Year Edition on November 26 at Tagpuan Downtown on College.
As the year draws to a close, many of us are thinking about gifting presents to our loved ones, to our communities, and to ourselves. It’s also a time when financial stress can quietly creep in, especially as we balance generosity with goals, and navigate the realities of debt and daily expenses.
As November is Financial Literacy Month, join us to have an open, honest, and empowering conversation about money one that moves beyond shame or judgment. Together, we will explore how debt fits into our financial stories, how to manage it with confidence, and how to see it not as a burden, but as a tool for building the life we want.
Ladies Foodies Club creates a safe space for women to connect and reflect, and learn with our When Women Know guest speaker, Tania Hossain as she shares practical insights from understanding credit to setting boundaries around spending all while celebrating how far we’ve come this year.
Join us for an uplifting, down-to-earth discussion that helps us close the year with clarity, confidence, and community and start the next one with a fresh mindset about money, abundance, and possibility.
FILIPINO FOOD ON THE MENU :
Discover the comfort, warmth, and bold flavours of authentic Filipino cuisine right in the heart of Toronto. Tagpuan means meeting place, and here, every meal is a gathering of taste, tradition, and community.
Start appetizers such as lumpia, Filipino spring rolls with ground chicken, pork, or beef or veggies, water chestnuts, carrots, and green onions. Golden crisp and in fun bite-size.
If noodles are your comfort food, you’ll find joy in our Pancit Canton, Pancit Bihon, and Lomi, each one rich, savoury, and made for sharing. Or warm up with a bowl of Beef Mami or Batchoy, classic Filipino noodle soups that bring comfort in every spoonful.
Enjoy flavourful dishes such as Beef Caldereta , a yummy dish that makes use of beef, tomato sauce and vegetables such as carrot, potato or Beef Kare-kare, a delicious dish with a beef shank, beef tried, peanut butter and vegetable such as egg plant, string beans and butchoy. Chicken and Pork Adobo are both cooked in chicken, soy sauce, vinegar and potato making a rich and delicious stew.
Vegetarian and seafood lovers will find plenty to enjoy from creamy Laing and Ginisang Monggo to Paksiw na Bangus and Adobong Pusit, all simmered to perfection with the bold, layered flavours that define Filipino cooking.
And no meal at Tagpuan is complete without something sweet. Try our golden Banana Turon, silky Leche Flan, or crispy Buchi filled with red bean desserts.
We fully understand that these are challenging times due to inflation. The Ladies Foodies Club aims to find affordable restaurant options. We organize these monthly events at restaurants with the generous support of these establishments that offer excellent service to our group. In return, we support the restaurants by placing orders during the event. Kindly please note that a minimum spend of 40$ is required at this restaurant as well as a group tip of 20% . We sincerely appreciate your understanding.
ABOUT OUR NOVEMBER THEME : From Burden to Benefit: Rethinking Your Relationship with Debt
Canadians are encouraged to talk about money this November during the 15th annual Financial Literacy Month, led by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC). This year’s theme, “Talk Money,” builds on the momentum of last year’s campaign to help break the silence around personal finances.
Research shows that simply talking about money can boost financial confidence and lead to better financial outcomes. Earlier this year FCAC published From Clicks to Confidence: Using Quick Online Interventions to Increase Young Women’s Financial Confidence and Behaviours. The report reveals the findings of a study which demonstrated that simply encouraging young women to reflect on and discuss their finances significantly enhanced their financial confidence and promoted positive financial behaviours.
This Ladies Foodies Club x When Women Know November theme is From Burden to Benefit: Rethinking Your Relationship with Debt, the FCAC has tailored-made pages that helps manage debt and borrowing and also helped managed debt when navigating difficult life events and money like job loss.
Take part in FCAC’s $15 Stretch Challenge on social media by sharing how they made a modest amount of money go further such as $15, the average hourly minimum wage across the country. Participants can use hashtags #FLM2025 and #TalkMoney to show support and inspire others to join the conversation.
FCAC is offering a toolkit tailored specifically to libraries and community organizations to help normalize talking about money and help Canadians navigate the financial marketplace with more confidence.
More info : Financial literacy in Canada - Canada.ca
ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKER :
Tania Hossain is a dedicated Senior Broker in wealth management and insurance planning, committed to empowering her community through financial education.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Law and Human Rights from Carleton University and has experience working in both the private and non-profit sectors where she saw firsthand how the lack of financial literacy held many families back.
Driven by a passion for change, she now helps individuals and families not only build wealth but also understand the power of tax-sheltered and tax-advantaged strategies. Her mission is to create a financially informed community where generational wealth isn’t just a dream: it’s a reality for all.
ABOUT LADIES FOODIES CLUB : The Ladies Foodies Club is a social club that organizes monthly dinners at restaurants to enjoy yummy food, great conversations and good times and share some belly laughs! The goal is to build a trustful community of women, encourage exchange and enjoy good times. We have impactful conversations at the dinner table and build lasting and deep connections.
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ABOUT "WHEN WOMEN KNOW" INITIATIVE: Knowledge is power! One of the reasons women can fall behind is the lack of knowledge. "When Women Know" is an initiative that empowers women by connecting them with women experts in their fields.
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CLUB RULES: Respect is the number 1 rule! No bullying, discrimination or rudeness will be tolerated. Connection is the goal! Take initiative. Smile at someone. Ask questions. Safety is key. If you feel unsafe, let the host know. Finally to each their own responsibility. Everyone has to pay their own bill and monitor their own belongings within the event's space.
Join us for our November dinner
Expand your knowledge, make new and lasting connections on November 26 at 7 p.m. Reserve your spot now!!