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Unlimited Chequing Accounts in Canada
T here are a number of options for unlimited banking in Canada. These are a few from Canada’s most popular banks. I was disappointed to hear recently that citizensbank no longer offers a personal banking option. Share with us here if you know of other Canadian banks that offer unlimited free ...
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Case Study: Retirement Soon, RRSP or Mortgage?
K ayla from PEI emailed me for some advice about her financial situation. She is 50 with a mortgage and small RRSP. She’s wondering where she should focus her money as she hopes to retire when she is 55. Here is more information about Kayla. RRSP Portfolio Value: $6,000 RRSP ...
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3 Principles of Successful Investors Part 2
T his is a continuation of a 2 part series on the principles of successful investors . Here’s a quick recap of the first article. 1. Faith The single most important characteristic of successful investors is faith. This includes faith in the markets, in the future, in our free ...
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How Car Lease Payments are Calculated
W ith the new 2010 Honda CRV released, a renewed interest in a replacement vehicle has occurred in our household. After browsing around the auto makers website, I was curious as to the difference between purchase and lease payments. As someone who likes to pay cash for everything to avoid the ...
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3 Principles of Successful Investors Part 1
“There are some people who, if they don’t already know, you can’t tell ‘em.” – Yogi Berra A re you one of those investors for whom things just seem to always work out well? Getting superior long term returns seems to take little effort. Whatever strategy you use seems to ...
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Investing Stratetgy: When to Buy Dividend Stocks
W ith my debt and savings habits under control, lately my thoughts have been more so on investing strategies. One investment strategy that I believe in, as you may know, is dividend investing. Dividend investing can mean a couple things. It could include investing for yield or dividend ...
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A Little Food Planning Goes a Long Way
T he key to better managing your food life is being organized. If you can make an effort to do this then you will save money and time. As well, you’ll probably eat a little better, eat a wider variety of food, and you might even live a little longer. The down side is that it involves a ...
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EI Benefits for the Self Employed
A s the ranks of self employed Canadians increases, there is a growing problem of employment insurance coverage. What is the problem? Self employed business owners previously were not eligible for employment insurance coverage. As it’s especially applicable to the female ...
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Currency Conversion, Wills and Deals – Nov 15, 2009
U S ETFs vs. Canadian ETFs holding US ETFs – currency conversion @ Canadian Money Forum Is my hand-drafted will valid? @ Thicken My Wallet How to Find a Good Deal @ Five Cent Nickel Portfolio Rebalancing Experiment @ Michael James 10 Steps to Declutter and Simplify Your Finances ...
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Limiting Beliefs about Money
I ’ve read more personal finance books than I care to admit. One of the themes I’ve noticed recently is in the idea of limiting beliefs. These are thoughts or beliefs about money that hinder or inhibit our financial success. We may suspect what we believe isn’t really true but the thought that ...
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Top Low-Cost Canadian DRIP Stocks Ranked by Yield, Dividend Growth and Discounts
milliondollarjourney.com — D RIPs are already known as low-cost investment vehicles: the best ones have no fees for optional... stock purchases or reinvestment of dividends. But what if you could get even more “bank” for your buck by focusing on the best of the ... (more) Top Low-Cost Canadian DRIP Stocks Ranked by Yield, ...
Losing My Wallet
milliondollarjourney.com — H ave you ever lost your wallet or purse? If not, have you ever imagined what you... would do if you did? So it’s Friday afternoon and I’m lined up (with my family) to get the H1N1 vaccine for the toddler. After the 5.5 hour wait (yes ... (more) Losing My Wallet
Best of Million Dollar Journey Oct 2009
Book Winners S eems that there was quite a bit of interest in the book “ Super Trader ” as there were numerous entries. Out of all the entries, 3 were randomly chosen as winners of a free copy. Here are the winners: Linda Jeff W. Desmond C. Top 5 Posts of October ...
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Why Canadians Don’t Redeem Coupons
Why Canadians Don’t Redeem Coupons
milliondollarjourney.com — A ccording to the Coupon Industry Association of Canada*, in 2006, Canadians redeemed 100 million of 3.6... billion coupons available. Canadian consumers that did redeem coupons saved over $134 million dollars. This sounds like a lot of coupons ... (more) Why Canadians Don’t Redeem Coupons
Funding Your Childs Post Secondary Education
milliondollarjourney.com — A recent article by the Globe and Mail regarding the increasing cost of Post Secondary tuition hit... close to home. In the article, it is projected that a child born today going to University 18 years from now would face a cost of over $100,000 for ... (more) Funding Your Childs Post Secondary Education
When Money Doesn’t Matter
W hen my son was a year and a half, we did a 3 month work term in the Philippines. We were working on a community development project on one of the remote islands for one week of our time there. It was an 18 hour ferry ride from the nearest port. While we were there my son got very sick. We ...
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Adding (non borrowed) Cash to a Leveraged Portfolio
A s the installment portion of my mortgage is soon coming to an end , lately I’ve been thinking about my leveraged portfolio and how I’m going to utilize it going forward. I’ve written about the various options available to leveraged investors once their mortgage is ...
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Book Giveaway, Variable Discount and Weekend Links
A quick reminder that the “ Super Trader ” book giveaway ends tomorrow (Sat) at 5pm EST. Note that we’re giving away 3 copies, so the odds are pretty good! As well, the exclusive discount variable mortgage rate offered to MDJ Readers ends on Nov 1, 2009 (Sunday). So if ...
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The Dreadful Bill Collector – How to Handle Them
milliondollarjourney.com — N obody wants pick up the phone and hear a bill collector on the other side, but... it happens. We overextend ourselves, buy things we can not afford, fall ill, lose jobs or some other emergencies arises and we start missing payments which eventually ... (more) The Dreadful Bill Collector – How to Handle Them