One of the better credit cards for self-defence just arrived at my door. The American Express Personal Platinum card made unmistakably of metal and your best choice to fend off an unexpected attacker. Kidding aside, I was pretty excited to review this card but put a halt to it after about a …
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10 Investment Alternatives to the Stock Market
It's truly unfortunate, but with the advent of COVID-19, many people have seen their overall net worth decline due to market sell-offs. Dividend investors, including retirees, have also seen a deterioration in their investment income as a result of dividend cuts, suspensions or cancellations. A …
Credit Scores Explained
If you asked ten people on the street what their credit score was, it wouldn't surprise me if over half didn't have a clue. What's more interesting is that the vast majority, even if they know their score, likely have no idea what factors go into its calculation. Furthermore, I'd bet that a good …
Superheroes and Liars. The Truth About Working from Home with Young Kids
Are you new to working from home and looking for ideas on how to manage your day? Are your kids home at the same time - just to throw a wrench into your already new and challenging reality? Are you a superhero parent? ...or just ready to give up? This temporary reality is a whole new …
Cheap Entertainment for Kids with Sidewalk Chalk
Bored yet? If you've been stuck inside for a month with school cancelled, your kids probably are! Balancing work and home-schooling for parents who are still employed at the moment is a difficult task. Harder still is to burn off all that youthful energy, being indoors for so much of the time …
Keep Your Infrequently Used Car in Good Condition
The laws of entropy state that as soon as you leave something, and particularly a car, undisturbed or unattended, it begins to return to a state of chaos, and certain deterioration. So what exactly do you do when you have a car that you don’t use frequently or have to keep in storage for an …
Putting a Hold on Earning Travel Rewards
Picture this. You have epic plans for an amazing around the world vacation, paid for using travel points you've been working diligently to collect for the last year. Researching the best cards and points programs to suit your needs, toiling over spreadsheets to plan out your spending, making sure …
The Importance of Having a Will & Power of Attorney
It's unfortunate, but the scenario we're currently living in with the COVID-19 outbreak has caused many people to reconsider the reality that we never know what will happen in life and it can always throw you a curveball. Everyone dies, and sometimes it can be entirely out of our control and …
Suddenly Laid Off during the Crisis? How to Pay Bills and Evaluate Your Finances
Navigating the world of sudden unemployment can be scary and daunting to anyone, particularly if you've never been laid off before or lost your job period. It can be even more depressing in situations such as our recent predicament with the COVID-19 pandemic causing many to be laid off through no …