Should freelancers get dental insurance or pay out of pocket?

My dentist takes a look at my bottom right front teeth that he’s going to fill and comments, 

“Oh, we should fill the one next to it.” 

These are the best personal finance reads from December 2019

This December marks the end of the decade and there’s no better time to challenge the one-size-fits-all approach to personal finance.

We asked the LowestRates.ca team about their financial regrets of 2019

Plus, how they’ll change so that they don’t make them again in 2020. 

These were the most and least dependable used crossover SUVs in 2019

J.D. Power’s Vehicle Dependability Study surveys drives who have owned their vehicle for three years.

A look back at our favourite MoneyMinded stories from 2019

We love finding the financial angle in every story. But even more, we love bringing those stories to you.

Debt repayment is top financial priority for Canadians in 2020, CIBC poll finds

For the 10th year in a row, paying down debt is the top financial priority for Canadians as they enter the new year.

Can your car’s dash cam footage be used against you?

How do you properly use dashcam footage to prove your case and do you have to hand it over to the police? 

I couldn’t care less about Boxing Day and Canadians agree with me

For years, Boxing Day has been Canada’s commercial baby. But clearly something’s shifting.

My parents cancelled Christmas when I was 8 (and I’m glad they did)

I remember how much we complained the day my mom told us that we wouldn’t get presents.

Should you help pay off your partner’s debt?

Paying off debt — specifically high-interest credit card debt  — should be a goal for anyone looking to get their financial house in order. But what happens when that debt isn’t yours, and instead is in the name of your spouse or partner?

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