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How to Manage Christmas and Holiday Stress

How to Manage Christmas and Holiday Stress

Moving through this “merry” month, you may be juggling a variety of holiday tasks and projects, but what about managing your Christmas and holiday stress levels? A recent survey from Angus Reid* reports that Canadians are feeling the holiday stress; half (53%) say this year feels more emotionally stressful than past holiday seasons. Meanwhile . . .

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Why You Should Know Your Financial Net Worth

Why You Should Know Your Financial Net Worth

Why You Should Know Your Financial Net Worth by Kevin Sun When’s the last time you chatted with friends about your financial net worth? Probably never, and for good reason since that’s not much of a topic for casual conversations. However, like knowing your expenses...

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4 Things to Do If You Owe CERB Taxes

4 Things to Do If You Owe CERB Taxes

4 Things to Do If You Owe CERB Taxes by Mark Kalinowski 2020 was an unusual year. Not only was there a great deal of anxiety around a global pandemic, but people were out of work or had hours greatly reduced. As we all know, the Federal Government released several...

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Time Is Money and Here Is How to Use Both Wisely

Time Is Money and Here Is How to Use Both Wisely

Time Is Money and Here Is How to Use Both Wisely by Kevin Sun Have you ever wondered if something you did to save some money was worth the time you spent to do it? Maybe you travelled far out of your way to get a deal at a store, lose chunks of every day on public...

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4 Reasons to Join a Free Personal Finance Webinar

4 Reasons to Join a Free Personal Finance Webinar

4 Reasons to Join a Free Personal Finance Webinar by Kevin Sun Everyone loves a good webinar, right? Well, maybe not, but if learning is one of your passions (or you just want to get better at stuff), then there’s a lot to like about being in an online class with a...

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Tips to Save Money When Using Major Household Appliances

Tips to Save Money When Using Major Household Appliances

Tips to Save Money When Using Major Household Appliances by Julie Jaggernath If you’re like most Canadians, your household bills consume a significant amount of each pay cheque. Add in the cost of your housing itself (e.g. rent or mortgage) and over half of our...

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How to Reduce Your Credit Card Debt This Year

How to Reduce Your Credit Card Debt This Year

How to Reduce Your Credit Card Debt This Year by Kevin Sun Now that last year is finally behind us, we all hope that a better new year will come for the world and for ourselves. If one of your goals for the new year is to improve your finances, then eliminating or...

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12 Tips to Use a Credit Card but Not End Up in Debt

12 Tips to Use a Credit Card but Not End Up in Debt

12 Tips to Use a Credit Card But Not End Up in Debt by Julie Jaggernath Do you ever wonder how people without credit card debt do it? How do they use credit cards but not end up in debt? Once they start using a credit card, most people find it hard to imagine their...

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6 Ways Meal Planning Will Save You Money

6 Ways Meal Planning Will Save You Money

6 Ways Meal Planning Will Save You Money by Julie Jaggernath Meal planning is a way to get yourself organized before you shop for groceries. You decide what you want to eat for every breakfast, lunch, dinner, and all the snacks in-between. Then no matter how you do...

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Top 10 Savings Tips for Financial Literacy Month

Top 10 Savings Tips for Financial Literacy Month

Top 10 Savings Tips for Financial Literacy Month Curated by the CCS Education Team We often get asked about the best ways to save. So to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Financial Literacy Month in Canada, we thought we’d share our top 10 savings tips all in one...

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