One of the most intriguing financial tools offered in recent years is the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA). If you aren’t taking advantage of the opportunities allowed by the TFSA, you could be missing out on opportunities to grow your wealth in a tax-advantaged manner. The TFSA offers you the chance to improve your financial situation, [...]
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Hackers Target Credit Reports
In the world of credit, it’s important to stay on top of your situation, and to watch for identity theft. Identity theft is a growing crime, since it’s the theft of information, and many people don’t realize that their information has even been stolen. And, of course, once someone has your identity, it’s fairly simple [...]
5 Great Budgeting Tools for Canadians
One of the essentials of successful finances is budgeting. Understanding the way that your money moves through your personal economy is a very important part of your financial well-being. The great news is that understanding your cash flow doesn’t have to be difficult. You can largely automate it when you use budgeting tools that allow you [...]
What Will You Do with Your Pennies?
In an announcement that wasn’t too much of a surprise, considering the debate that has been surrounding it for the last few years, the Canadian government announced that it will be no longer minting pennies, starting this autumn. The move is meant to save money, and help prevent losses in the economy due to the [...]
Watch Out for These Top 12 Canadian Scams
One of the realities of living in an age where it’s possible to receive and send money quickly and easily, as well as providing opportunities to work from home, is that there are numerous scams out there aimed at separating you from your hard-earned cash. Scams surround us every day, and many of them are [...]
Money Can Be Fun: Games that Teach about Money
Teaching your children about money can be a tricky proposition. After all, the concepts are often abstract, and can sometimes be boring. In order to help your children understand money, it can help to make it fun. One way to do that is to play games based on money with them. Money games can provide [...]
7 Tips for Success When Calling Customer Service
Contacting customer service can seem like a daunting task. How do you get what you want? Here are 7 tips to improve your success when you contact customer service: 1. Know Where to Call One of the most difficult things to know is what number to call when you have a customer service problem. When [...]
9 Great Money Management Web Sites and Quizzes
One of the best ways to learn about money management is to visit some of the web sites devoted to helping you learn financial concepts. You can also take several fun quizzes to help you assess your money smarts, as well as learn important concepts. If you’re going to learn about money, you might as [...]
How to Check Your Canadian Tax Refund Online
We’ve passed the middle of February, and that means that the Canadian Revenue Agency has started processing income tax returns. The CRA won’t even start going through the returns until the middle of February — no matter how early you turn in your paperwork. We’ve made it past that point now, so you can really [...]
Canadian Mortgage Fraud Rises
If Canadians aren’t careful, we’re going to start looking a lot like our neighbors to the south in the United States. We like to think that we’re better at managing our money, but in the last few months, some troubling trends have emerged here in Canada. One of the most troubling is that Canadian household [...]
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