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Are you planning a vacation for you and your partner this year? Going away on holiday can be expensive – between flights, hotel rooms, and eating out for every meal…even a long weekend at a destination can add up!
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After the financial meltdown of 2008, things were not 100 percent economically fantastic here in Canada, but it was nothing like in the U.S. Many of us felt pretty smug about it, really. Our unemployment levels weren’t so bad, our housing prices stayed firm and our banks were a model of efficiency and best practices. Or so we thought. Last week, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives revealed that Canadian banks got as much as $114 billion dollars in secret government bailout money.
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If I really think about it, I’m pretty sick and tired of a whole lot of my service providers. I wonder if my insurance company is ripping me off. (Probably.) My bank may be gouging me with service fees. My internet bill sometimes, randomly, shoots through the roof. And, like just about everyone I know, I deeply dislike my phone providers. If it’s time to break up with any one of your service providers, it’s not enough to just be annoyed or frustrated. You need to take a methodical approach to make sure you’re making the right move and that nothing in your life will be disrupted when you switch gears. Here’s a checklist of things to think about when you make a move.
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When I’m at the checkout, I often open my wallet and pause for a moment, pondering how to pay. Cash? Nope, I’m saving it unless I’m buying a pack of gum. So it’s often the debate between debit and credit card. The final tally, in many ways, is the same. I buy something, I have to pay for it, either now (debit) or later (credit). But the decision is much more complex if you look at the bigger picture.
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We get more bills for running our homes than ever before. Ten or twenty years ago, we didn’t have such complex cable bills, had no Internet or cell charges at all. Now, we’re all tied up to a myriad of monthly charges. And many of them are quite high. Energy is pricey these days. Cable? Brutal. Property taxes have soared and insurance rates are insane. Here are my tips for staying on top of home expenses.
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