Personal Finance

It may be selective memory, but I don’t remember having to pay any kind of fees in my younger days.  Now it seems that no matter what you buy, there’s a fee attached.  I will do anything possible to get out of paying fees – or at least minimize them. I hate bank fees My…

Pets play a major role in the lives of Canadians.  In fact the pet industry has topped $8.9 billion a year.  Not counting all the rabbits, parakeets and geckos out there, more than half of Canadian households (53%) own a cat or a dog with 13% owning both. Pets Are Considered Family Members An Ipsos…

According to a recent survey, 36 per cent of Canadians think they’ll be better off financially next year compared to this year. Here’s why:

One of the worst prices you pay for procrastinating is in the financial or wealth area of your life, yet procrastination is the most common excuse for not getting important things done.

There are certainly benefits to using debit cards as our preferred method of payment. Unlike a credit card, you can’t spend what you don’t have. You can only spend what is already in your account.

Here are a few of the most common packaged bank accounts in Canada. All of them promise to simplify your banking as well as save you money.