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The Ultimate RRSP Guide Registered Retirement Savings Plans in Canada
Introduction What is an RRSP? If you live in Canada, you've probably heard the term RRSP. While you may be familiar with the "Registered Retirement Savings Plan" and know it's for retirement savings, you might not know much more. That's okay; you're not alone! Many Canadians know the basics …
Borrowell Review 2021 | Free Credit Score, Credit Report & Coaching
Introduction to Borrowell You may not have heard of Borrowell before, but I'd wager you've heard of Credit Scores. You might even know what your score is or at least have a rough idea. If you don't know, you're probably curious what your score is and what exactly the number means. I couldn't get …
CamelCamelCamel – How to Save Money on Amazon
Did you know that Amazon has sales and deals happening all the time? Of course, you did - they have a big "Deals Store" category right on the homepage. Unfortunately, it tends to be filled with a lot of overpriced junk (or just plain junk). Electronics and other high markup gadgets, along with …
Sunshine Blogger Award
"To the Academy, my co-workers, my fans, my mother, and God... thank you!" Okay, so maybe not such a BIG deal - big still a big deal nonetheless. I've been nominated for the highly prized and overly abundant Sunshine Blogger Award. What Exactly is the Sunshine Blogger Award? The Sunshine …
How Your Emergency Fund Can Turn Crisis to Calm
If there's anything a worldwide pandemic has taught us, it's that an emergency fund may be more important than ever. Economic uncertainty brings along with it, financial uncertainty for many households. Job losses and temporary layoffs have been widespread recently in Canada and somewhat …
Tips for Finding Cheap Books, Cards and Gifts
Today's quick tips will help you save money on items such as shower gifts, baby gifts, random gifts, holiday gifts and more! Do you like shopping? I'm sure many of you enjoy going mall shopping, picking out cute baby clothes for a shower, maybe a few kids books and other fun items. Or maybe you …
Rolling Back the Savings – Walmart Cancelling Ad Match Program
A little while back I wrote a review of Walmart's Grocery Pickup service and online ordering process. The website had improved quite a bit from when I first used it and the online shopping and checkout experience were now much easier. Even better, for those of us who love to save money and get …
Semi-Retirement: the Next Best Option?
Is your Semi-Retirement Plan Realistic? Are you forging a path towards early retirement, but at the same time don't want to burn yourself out in the process of reaching that goal? Is your focus on reaping some of the benefits of financial freedom before entering full-blown retirement? Or perhaps …