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Retirement 5h ago

Canadians paying $1K/yr in credit card interest could use these funds to build $30,000 in RRSP savings instead

Canadians carrying the average credit card balance into their late working years aren’t just paying interest — they’re trading retirement security for minimum payments

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News 6h ago

The quiet classrooms of a growing city: Why Surrey is losing its young families

As Surrey prepares to become BC’s largest city, a surprising drop in student enrollment reveals the human cost of the province’s affordability crisis

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News Apr 17

50% water in the fuel tank: The Ontario gas station incident every Canadian driver needs to know about

An Esso station in Elmvale, ON sold fuel with up to 50% water contamination — leaving drivers stranded and facing steep repair bills. Here's who's liable and how to protect yourself

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Managing Money Apr 17

$1K today, $45K at retirement: Why Canadians can’t afford to skip their employer’s RRSP match

More than 9 million Canadians have no workplace retirement plan — but if yours offers an RRSP match, here’s exactly how much you could be leaving on the table by not using it

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Don't leave money on the table: How to unlock the new Canada Disability Benefit

Filing your 2025 tax return is the only way to access thousands in new federal support for low-income Canadians with disabilities

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Credit Cards Apr 17

1.4M Canadians missed a credit payment in 2025 — here's who can still qualify for a balance transfer card

Missed a credit payment? Equifax data shows Canadians are at risk of losing access to balance transfer cards

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Galen Weston price fixing again - this time with meat

News Apr 16

Loblaw already paid $500M for bread price-fixing — now shoppers say the meat scales are rigged too

First it was bread, now it's the scale at the butcher counter — here's how Canada’s grocery giants are shortchanging your family

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Credit Cards Apr 16

Are you overpaying for your travel card? This new $89 option is worth a hard look

NEO’s new World Elite Mastercard launched April 15, bringing premium travel perks — including a free checked bag, lounge access and a NEXUS credit — at a price $50 less than competitors

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Managing Money 3.6k views

She won’t inherit her husband’s trust — The Ramsey Show advises against asking their daughter for a cut

When a family trust passes wealth to blood descendants only, a surviving spouse can be left with nothing — and Canadian law may not offer the protection you think it does

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Investing 1.0k views

You set your robo-advisor to 'conservative' — now the 2.25% rate world has made that choice more costly

After 275 basis points of Bank of Canada cuts, conservative robo-advisor portfolios may be generating materially less income than Canadian retirees assumed.

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News Apr 16

Love IKEA? New smaller stores aim to make shopping easier and closer to home

Retailers are responding to shifting shopping habits and rising operating costs

Worried man reviewing credit card bills.

Credit Cards Apr 16

9 Bank of Canada rate cuts haven't touched your 20% credit card rate — here's why and what to do

Multiple Bank of Canada rate cuts and your credit card still charges close to 20%. The mechanism that lowers mortgages doesn't touch most cards. Here's what does

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Banking Apr 16

Screen-scraping your bank account could void your fraud protection — here's what to do

Millions of Canadians are screen-scraping their bank accounts through budgeting apps — and most don't realize it could cost them their fraud protection if something goes wrong

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Credit Cards Apr 15

Most Canadians get balance transfers wrong — here's the 1 rule that actually gets you out of debt

A balance transfer card can cut your interest bill to near zero — but only if you treat it like a debt-repayment vehicle, not a new line of credit

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Auto Apr 15

Paying $2 a litre at the gas pump? Here's how Canadians can decide if switching to an EV is worth it right now

With fuel costs soaring and federal EV rebates making a comeback, many Canadians are rethinking their next car purchase — but is now really the right time to go electric?

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News Apr 15

Ray Dalio says whoever controls the Strait of Hormuz wins. Here’s why Canadians should pay attention

The global oil shock triggered by the Iran war is more than a geopolitical story — it’s a personal finance story, and Ray Dalio says the stakes for your money couldn’t be higher

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News Apr 15

Canada Post is phasing out door-to-door mail delivery — here's what Canadians need to know

The transition is part of a broader overhaul aimed at addressing the Crown corporation’s financial challenges