LowestRates Reads: Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth by Margaret Atwood

Payback is not a personal finance how-to. Not even close. Instead, it’s an exploration of the concept of debt and its place in our world

Driverless cars are hitting the road in Waterloo next year

After nearly a whole year, someone finally wants to test autonomous cars in Ontario.

What’s the best credit card? We recommend cards to four different Canadians

I first started using a credit card because my financial advisor (Papa Lee) told me I needed to build up my credit history and earn points. So off I went

Vancouver and Toronto need even tighter mortgage rules: OECD

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says Canada’s housing sector is the biggest risk to financial stability.

I survived Black Friday shopping at the Eaton Centre

Yup. I’m the crazy person who willingly decided to go shopping on Black Friday when the Eaton Centre opened. Here’s what happened

You could soon be paying $2 to drive Toronto’s highways

Car ownership can sometimes seem like a cash grab. That’s why people are livid that Toronto mayor John Tory announced his support for tolls on two of the GTA’s most vital commuter highways.

Survey: half of homeowners not prepared for emergency

The poll, which was conducted online by Environics Research, collected results from 2,372 Canadian homeowners who have a household income of $50,000 or more. The homeowners had an average of $174,000 in mortgage debt and were spending, on average, 28% of their net income on their mortgage each month.

On some days, I buy nothing

November 25th is Black Friday. The day after American Thanksgiving. The unofficial start of Christmas commerce chaos

Our favourite moments of CPFC 2016

The Canadian Personal Finance Conference (CPFC). We went. We learned. We liked. Here are some of our favourite moments 

ICBC to drop coverage for high-end luxury cars

Sometimes the needs of the many outweighs the needs of the few. That’s what it seems like the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) is thinking as it announced its projected rate increases for the next few years as well as a solution for keeping the premium at the capped level.

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