Archive for November 2018
Weekend Reading: TFSA Limit Increase Edition
The federal government released its ‘Indexation adjustment for personal income tax and benefits amounts’ (IAFPITABA), which shows the increases to 2019 tax bracket thresholds, plus increases to income-tested benefits like the GST credit and Canada Child Benefit. These increases are tied to inflation using Consumer Price Index data from Statistics Canada, which pegged inflation at…
Read More15 Money Saving Tips To Live By
I’m often asked to share my best or favourite money saving tips. It’s hard to pin down just one when there are so many ways to save money and build lifelong financial habits and skills. That’s what financial literacy is all about, right? Here are 15 money saving tips that I try to live by: 1. Make…
Read MoreWeekend Reading: Stock Market Volatility Edition
The month of October was not kind to investors. A volatile stock market erased all of 2018’s gains and then some. My own portfolio plunged 5.72 percent in October after being up 4.73 percent from January to September. Time to panic? Not a chance. In yet another example of why it’s best to ignore the…
Read MoreWeekend Reading: Banks Behaving Badly (Again) Edition
CBC Go Public continues to do excellent investigative reporting and this week they caught banks behaving badly again, this time misleading and upselling customers on pricey credit card insurance. Known as balance protection insurance, this product charges a hefty premium (typically around 99 cents per $100 balance) to “protect” cardholders from missed payments as a…
Read MoreCanadian High Interest Savings Account Comparison
I researched the best high interest savings accounts in Canada and found a significant difference when comparing savings accounts between banks.
Read MoreWeekend Reading: Daylight Saving Edition
I was caught by surprise when Daylight Saving Time ended this weekend but I’m thankful for the gift of time with an extra hour I didn’t know I had Sunday morning. Many jurisdictions have considered abandoning Daylight Saving Time, including the European Union. The EU Commission surveyed 4.6 million people and found that 84 percent called…
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