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Credit card welcome offers can be lucrative but buyer beware

Articles of Interest   |   November 21, 2023

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With the holiday shopping season approaching, it seems like you can’t go into a grocery store or a bank, or shop online, without a financial institution offering you a credit card. Often the pitch sounds... read more

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Looking past high interest rates at the next big risk to your personal finances

In the News   |   November 3, 2023

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The big story in personal finance is no longer interest rates – it’s recession risk. The Bank of Canada passed on opportunities to raise rates in both September and October, a sign that borrowing costs are high... read more

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Personal finance advice that makes people feel bad about money

Articles of Interest   |   October 20, 2023

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We have a cliché problem in personal finance. Too many empty phrases that get repeated endlessly because they suggest expertise and mastery of money. You’ll find some prime examples of stale personal finance clichés in... read more

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Expect to spend more than $350,000 to raise a child in Canada, Statistics Canada study suggests

In the News   |   October 3, 2023

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Canadians can expect to spend more than $350,000 to raise a child from birth to the age of 17, according to new estimates by Statistics Canada. And that figure climbs by a further 29 per... read more

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If you can’t afford a house, a recession will help a lot more than building more homes

Articles of Interest   |   October 3, 2023

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Change is constant in the financial world these days, except with housing affordability. Homes were unaffordable in recent years, they’re unaffordable now and they could remain so for years to come, even if we build... read more

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How to have fun without going broke during university

In the News   |   August 30, 2023

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If the cost of tuition wasn’t enough, inflation means attending college or university in 2023 is even pricier than expected. What’s a first year to do? This story is part of a crash course in... read more

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8 tax ideas to put money back in the pockets of students

Articles of Interest   |   August 25, 2023

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Our neighbour’s son, Zach, is at university studying journalism. Zach has always wanted to be an investigative reporter and, earlier this year, he was named the editor of his university newspaper. While he was telling... read more

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Six things students should know about using financial aid to pay for school

Articles of Interest   |   August 25, 2023

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If the cost of tuition wasn’t enough, inflation means attending college or university in 2023 is even pricier than expected. What’s a first year to do? This story is part of a crash course in... read more

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One young person’s experiment with a cash-only budget

In the News   |   August 23, 2023

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If you know anything about the food scene in midtown Toronto, you know about Albert’s Real Jamaican Foods. Their fall-off-the-bone chicken roti and oxtail curry are a thing of local lore around St. Clair Ave.... read more

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It’s a sad day in personal finance when the cool new perk at work is letting you dip into your paycheque early

In the News   |   August 1, 2023

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If there is such a thing as too much financial freedom, pay on demand would seem to qualify. With pay on demand, employees of participating companies can request salary they’ve earned to date instead of... read more

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What to say when friends suggest an outing you can’t afford

In the News   |   August 1, 2023

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We’ve had three straight years of personal finance drama, but 2023 may be the worst of them. Inflation has been running hot for two years, interest rates are peaking and the number of consumer insolvencies... read more

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Sky-high rents mean finding roommates is more and more like dating

In the News   |   July 17, 2023

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Vanessa Winer has been scouring the web since February looking for the perfect match. But the 25-year-old talent acquisition professional isn’t looking for romance – she’s looking for a roommate. Currently living in Markham, Ont.,... read more

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Help for women to ‘patriarchy-proof’ their finances

Articles of Interest   |   July 12, 2023

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Personal finance is different for women – they earn less on average, take time out of the work force to raise children and live longer than men. According to Janine Rogan, author of a new... read more

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Personal finance in a perma-crisis world: Thoughts on debt, saving, taxes, food and houses

Articles of Interest   |   July 7, 2023

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The last normal summer was in 2019. Since then, we’ve slipped into what feels like a perma-crisis world of pandemic, war in Europe, an overloaded health care system and climate change disruption. The world isn’t headed back to the... read more

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Should we stop obsessing over adult kids living with parents and just call it multi-generational living?

In the News   |   June 29, 2023

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If they ever reboot the TV show Thirtysomething, the characters should live at home with their parents. The late 1980s drama was about a group of people in their 30s juggling children and careers. In a... read more

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