The Costs of “Treating Yourself”

Naturally, most people are much better spenders than we are savers. Especially when you’re putting purchases on credit cards compared to paying in cash and not physically seeing the impact of your spending. These guilty pleasure purchases have become a catchphrase that when you hear of someone “treating themselves”, the conversation usually follows up with […]

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Small Things To Give Up If You Want To Save More

We’re all always looking to save more money, but when it comes down to it, what are you willing to sacrifice to save? We’ve become accustom to some of these things that we think we “need” them because we’ve had them for so long, when really it’s more of a “want” and would be just […]

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How Payday Loans Are Helping Struggling Consumers

The payday loan industry is frequently in the news, especially when it comes to short-term loan usage and the deregulations within the loan industry. This week, there were quite a few articles about payday loans that caught our attention including an article by Huffington Post Canada on how payday lending in Canada has doubled as […]

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