I recently had the chance of reading a story again, called the Mayonnaise Jar of Life, and it got me thinking on how this can be related to personal finance. Realistically, our spending can get our of hand at any age, especially when we are young. When we are young, we want to do everything,

Several months ago the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) launched a Virtual Visa Debit. This product was designed to allow consumers pay for products online, over the phone or mail order purchases directly from their bank account. To me, this is an ideal product for someone who does not have a credit card. It is

Mark Twain said there are two constants in life, “death and taxes”, to which coincidentally are the two things we as human beings have yet to truly understand, recuperate, or live with. It’s safe to say adding credit cards to this list would give it a much more modern touch. That is, credit cards are

The past few weeks I have been using TD Canada Trust’s brand new Visa Debit card, and it has been amazing. It got me thinking that it is time to do a roundup of the Visa Debits you can find in Canada. As it stands there are 3 banks within the Big Six that offer

Time really just flies by – for example just a little while ago we heard the decision from the Bank of Canada to hold the overnight rate at 1%. The reason for that decision was due to the outlook of global economic growth deteriorated from what was initially anticipated. That said, the Bank of Canada

While on Facebook this morning, I came across an announcement that ING Direct Canada made – this announcement was to let everyone know that it is the “Summer of Sharing”. ING will now be offering for a limited time the opportunity for people to earn double the bonus amount when they share their Orange Key

With Friday being a holiday, the BankNerd team, including myself took a day off and enjoyed the great weather. I went with a few friends and family to a restaurant we have heard great things about, Works Burger. Needless to say, it was an enjoyable meal and I have to say it was one of