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Unnecessary Bank Charges

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Have you recently examined your bank account to find that the charges to maintain the account are outrageous? If no, then it is time you sit down and take a good look at your account charges.
You may be surprised to learn that the amount of money you are paying to maintain your current account is [...]

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Receiving My Tax Refund

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After filing my taxes, I have finally received my tax refund, and it is a decent sum of money.
I have put some thought into what I would want to do with the money and have finally come to a decision. 75% of the money will be used towards my savings and the last 25% I [...]

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Interest Rates on the Rise, Lock in a Rate to Start Saving

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For any Canadian on the search for a house right now, the chances of saving money are slowly slipping away if they do not move quickly.
We have recently received notice that the Bank of Canada has no longer any reason to uphold its commitment to keep the overnight rate at the all time low of [...]

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Spending What You Save

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On the weekend an opportunity presented itself as to allowing me to purchase an item I have been on wanting for quite some time, however I always felt that the price would hold me back.
The item in question is a MacBook pro, and in all honesty they are among the greatest laptops I have ever [...]

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Money Well Spent: Part II

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In my previous post on money well spent, I explained some of my thoughts on the relationship between money and experiences. Essentially, I feel that while refraining from spending money on frivolous expenses, such as lattes, is the “right” thing to do financially, it isn’t always the best choice. Instead, I argued that certain experiences [...]

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Money Well Spent: Part I

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There’s an often cited example of personal finance that revolves around the issue of a $4 latte. The typical theory is that if one was to stop buying a daily latte, and instead invest the money, they would be rich. The math and the logic behind that argument is generally hard to refute, but as [...]

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