Money Talks: Volume 35
Those who are looking for summer saving tips will find them in this week’s edition of Money Talks; while those in disaster-hit areas are still trying to get their summer started. We also have for you this week a story about the latest layoffs at BlackBerry, and an in-depth look at mortgages from angles that…
Read moreDisadvantages of Prepaid Credit Cards
Prepaid credit cards can often seem like the perfect solution for those who have high debt, poor credit history, but still sometimes need to be able to use a credit card for things like reserving hotels or car rentals online. But nothing in life is perfect and unfortunately, that holds true for what may seem…
Read moreAverage Net Worth of Canadians is Over $400,000!
Do you have about $400,000 in assets just lying around? Because according to Environics Analytics, that’s the average net worth of Canadians. Or rather, $400,151, to be exact. It’s the first time in history that our net worth has reached past the $400,000 mark, and it did it by the end of 2012, when there…
Read moreU.S. Home Prices Losing Appeal for Canadians
For months we have been talking about how now is the time to buy property in the U.S. As they transitioned from the road to disaster to the one of recovery, home prices in the U.S. were at nearly unbelievable lows, and the fact that our dollar sat higher than theirs for awhile made purchasing…
Read moreCanadian Household Debt Levels Still not Near Those of U.S. Peak
Ever since our household debt to income ratio climbed above 150 per cent, people have been worried about this country. Not just by the amount of debt we’ve taken on, but seemingly even more so by the fact that this debt is dangerously close to where those debt levels were in the U.S. in 2007…
Read moreHiring the Right Contractor, and not Just a Con
It’s summertime and that means millions of homeowners are perusing their outdoor living space to find home renovations that need to be done before the cold weather settles back in. The biggest part of doing any work is hiring a contractor. Simply put, there are some really good ones and some really bad ones. And…
Read moreProtecting Yourself from Credit Card Skimming
Yesterday we talked about credit card skimming, and how it is one of the few things that prepaid credit cards leave you vulnerable to. Skimming is when a thief changes an ATM or Interac handheld machine so that they can later read all of the information taken off the black magnetic strip, or the embedded…
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