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Earlier this month I sent out a note to our e-newsletter subscribers asking for feedback and examples of their most hated bank fees.  Incredibly, I received over 50 responses and stories about how the banks can nickel-and-dime us at every turn. I was collecting the information for a feature story I wrote for the Toronto…

A mid-week round-up; what the heck is going on here?  I’d meant to publish our weekend reading last Friday, but when I found out it was Robert Britton’s last day of work before he retired, I just had to publish his retirement story that day. But that meant we missed revealing the winners of our…

On Monday, I wrote a review of Gordon Pape’s new book, How TFSA’s Can Make You Rich.  We promised to give away a copy of that book, plus a copy of, Money Savvy Kids, to one lucky reader. Congratulations to Bryan, whose comment left at 7:33 AM Monday proved to be the winning entry.  I’ll…

I’ve written a lot about using a cash back credit card to earn some money back on your everyday spending.  But it isn’t very smart to use a rewards credit card when you’re struggling with credit card debt. Think about the 1 or 2 percent you’ll earn on your spending versus the 19 or 20…