How to Choose the Right Credit Card for You

by Miranda January 26, 2012

Credit cards can be great financial tools. However, as with all things financial, if you want your decisions to be successful, you need to do what’s best for you. When choosing a credit card, you want one that offers you the best combination of perks for your individual financial situation. The right credit card can [...]

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Dollar Matters: Credit Concerns

by Miranda January 25, 2012

Your credit is an important part of your financial life. Making sure your credit is in tip-top shape should be one of your priorities. As you ponder the importance of credit, and how you can improve your situation, here are some posts from the past week to help you along: How an Email from Credit [...]

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Why You Should Buy Your New Car in 2012

by Guest January 25, 2012

New vehicle sales are expected to go up by as much as 6 to 7 percent in 2012 according to Automotive News. This is largely due to a more stable economy and consumer demand that has been pent-up over several years. There are several good reasons to purchase a new vehicle in 2012. One of [...]

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Five RIsks of Contrarian Investing

by Rob Bennett January 24, 2012

It would be fair to describe me as a contrarian investor. I advocate Valuation-Informed Indexing. Valuation-Informed Indexers go with high stock allocations when prices are low (which means most investors are not happy with stocks) and with low stock allocations when prices are high (which means that most investors love stocks). Still, I am not [...]

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Extreme Penny-Pinching Tips for Tight Times

by Myscha Theriault January 23, 2012

When times are tight, we all look for ways to pinch a few extra pennies. When all of the basic areas have been considered, here are a few extreme penny-pinching tips to help get you over a difficult financial hump. Use them permanently, and you’ll have additional funds for things besides bills. Like that family [...]

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3 Thrifty Ways to Get Organized for the New Year

by Myscha Theriault January 19, 2012

Still digging out from the winter holiday clutter? Hey, it’s enough to bring down even the most disciplined home manager. Try these thrifty tricks for getting organized on a budget. Buckets: For keeping cleaning supplies organized, I’m a huge fan of those inexpensive painting buckets (the smaller size) available at box hardware stores. I use [...]

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Why Are You Over Spending?

by Miranda January 18, 2012

Many of us have a problem with over spending. You get to the end of the month and realize that you don’t have enough money. Out come the credit cards. In some cases, you might even have a budget or spending plan meant to help you limit your spending — and still you might spend [...]

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How To Replace a Life Insurance Policy

by Guest January 17, 2012

Readers of Financial Highway will be aware that in November, several bloggers, including myself, launched a Bloggers for Charity initiative. The essence of this initiative was to auction off our blogs for one day to the person who bid to donate the largest amount to charity. That person would become a blogger for a day. [...]

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How to Take a Lame Boss

by Guest January 16, 2012

Everyone from brain surgeons to people with careers without a degree need a good boss. Your life becomes almost intolerable if you can’t stand your work situation. As a result, you treat everyone in your family poorly and you just don’t have fun. Life is too short to live this way. Fortunately you can take [...]

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Change your Lifestyle and Live a Debt Free Life

by Guest January 12, 2012

Living below your means is the most challenging task. Unfortunately, it is the only dose of medicine for those who are financially sick and have huge debts to pay. There are two kinds of debtors. First are the people who are in a habit of accumulating their debts. Second is the kind of people who [...]

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RRSP Deadline 2012 – Limits & Options

by Ray January 12, 2012

The RRSP season has begun! Every bank, every branch and every teller will remind you to contribute to your RRSP before the deadline [RRSP deadline for tax year 2011 is February 29th, 2012 and your RRSP contribution limit is the lower of 18% of your earned income or $22,450]. If you have a financial advisor, [...]

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