Depending on your financial situation, purchasing a home right after college may or may not be a good move. For many, it might not even be an option. On the other hand, preparing yourself to apply for a mortgage early on can help you obtain full ownership of a property earlier in your life. The

Some bloggers may argue that debt is a huge problem and that it’s repayment must be the only focus in personal finance. Some others may keep blogging about the virtue of saving for all your needs, even when it keeps you from paying off your debt. Personally, I don’t really care much about these specific

Whoever heard of a fast-food restaurant being a trend setter? Not a thought most of us would have, but, amazingly enough, and consistent with the company’s history, McDonald’s is astutely in-tune with current social movements and is embracing both the trend and the technology to better serve their customers with contactless payment options in over

Once you have decided you want to take out a Home Loan, you need to carry out some basic steps to ensure that you are giving yourself the best chance possible of being accepted for the home loan. Some basic arithmetic is required, as you need to work out how much you get paid weekly

It’s understandable. Consumers want to lower their car insurance rates as much as possible. For many, the most effective short-term solution for doing so is to lie to, or withhold information from, their insurers. But there are financial consequences involved. Insurance companies have numerous ways to uncover the truth, and are becoming increasingly savvy at

Canadian and U.S. economies are intimately linked. This is why the question hangs so consistently in the air around financial conversations. Will the tanking Yankee financial ship work to sink Canadian markets, too? American investors historically hold a central role in helping generate economic activity in Canada. Yet little evidence exists that suggests our financial

All too often, those of us who’ve worked hard to put some money away look at the debt stories in the news and say to ourselves; “Phew thank goodness that isn’t me!” The money shows we watch let us get a glimpse of couples buried in debt, or spoiled rotten princesses who bleed everyone around