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,
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Credit Cards: dos, don’t’s, and avoiding the terrible frauds out there
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
Big Six Visa Debit Roundup
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
Best of the Best: Long Weekend Edition
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
Rumour: Royal Bank of Canada Makes Changes to Credit Card Pricing
In February, I wrote two articles concerning recent Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) changes in their personal bank accounts and operating service costs. The changes were in my opinion a bit mixed; some changes will cost clients a bit more in the long run, however other changes will actually benefit you more than you may
MBNA SonyCard MasterCard – Qualify for a FREE Sony Reader Wi-Fi
Outside of the snow storm we were supposed to get last week that has now arrived, the day has been going pretty well. I took some time to visit one of my favourite sites, Red Flag Deals, and I came across an interesting deal that coincides with an article I wrote this week. The deal
MBNA SonyCard MasterCard Overview
It has been some time since I last spoke about an MBNA credit card, that being said the credit card from MBNA I will be discussing today is none other than the MBNA SonyCard MasterCard. As you can already guess, the Sony Card is a MasterCard aimed towards earning Sony Points. The Sony Points earned










