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Pay off credit card debt with tax refund? 5 questions Feb 18th
Question No. 1: Do you have an emergency fund?.... More »
Saving on purchases and for emergency funds, Canada’s extreme couponer shares her secrets + MORE Feb 14th
Who doesn’t want to save money. But Kathleen Cassidy takes it to the extreme… with extreme couponing. It all started when she was a student at McMaster University, couponing to get better value for her purchases and her money. Now, still living in Hamilton, Ont., she’s using her savvy to educ.... More »
30% transfer bonus from American Express to Marriott Bonvoy until September 30 + MORE Sep 1st
IT”S BACK!! American Express’ bonus for transferring Membership Rewards points to Marriott Bonvoy has returned for the month of September! The 30% Transfer Bonus From now until September 30, any one with an American Express card that earns Membership Rewards points can choose to transfer the.... More »
Ultimate guide to airport security options Jul 2nd
Airport security is a hassle, but trusted traveler programs can speed your through TSA checkpoints. Here's what you need to know about TSA Precheck, Global Entry, CLEAR and cards that include credit cards to cover their costs..... More »
Consumer protection watchdog could get more bite with new code + MORE Mar 24th
FCAC Commissioner Lucie Tedesco (The Canadian Press)
OTTAWA – The woman who is proud to be called the country’s consumer-protection czar remembers her first encounter years ago with the questionable actions of a debt-collection agency.
Lucie Tedesco, a law student at the time, received a phone c.... More »
Toronto spurns provincial line of credit, scrambles to fill $86M budget hole – Toronto Star
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Toronto StarToronto spurns provincial line of credit, scrambles to fill $86M budget holeToronto StarMayor John Tory's low-tax, big-spend city budget is in serious trouble after he spurned the Wynne government's interest-bearing, heavily secured loan, sending the city scrambling to fill an $86-million budget hole. On Thursday, Tory offered a complicated …Whoops! Toronto had an election that overlooked the city's giant budget gapMetroNews CanadaNew mayor, same old quarrels between Toronto and OntarioThe Globe and Mailall 22 news articles »
By looking at just three or four purchases in credit card data from thousands of anonymous shoppers, scientists can figure out who you are.
Toronto spurns provincial line of credit, scrambles to fill $86M budget hole – Toronto Star
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Toronto StarToronto spurns provincial line of credit, scrambles to fill $86M budget holeToronto StarMayor John Tory's low-tax, big-spend city budget is in serious trouble after he spurned the Wynne government's interest-bearing, heavily secured loan, sending the city scrambling to fill an $86-million budget hole. On Thursday, Tory offered a complicated …Whoops! Toronto had an election that overlooked the city's giant budget gapMetroNews CanadaNew mayor, same old quarrels between Toronto and OntarioThe Globe and Mailall 22 news articles »
Air France KLM Flying Blue – Save up to 50% on award tickets between Edmonton/Vancouver & Europe for Apr/May Travel
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For the fourth month in a row we are lucky to see Canada included in Air France KLM’s Promo Awards and this time we have only cities out west! These award ticket deals are bookable as of Sunday and are good for award travel for April and May of 2015 (Edmonton flight doesn’t start until May 8th). The offer this time is for 50% off Business Class on KLM’s new route out of Edmonton to anywhere in Europe! This is a great launch offer for those in Alberta and you can’t complain by flying to Europe in style for only 62,500 miles round trip! The other offer is 25% off economy and premium economy class for Air France’s new Vancouver route! Don’t have the miles? You could always consider transferring Starpoints earned via the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express to Flying Blue. The card has a 20,000 Starpoint bonus right now which translates to 25,000 Flying Blue miles, which gets you more than enough miles for the Vancouver-Europe one way in Economy!What are the promo awards? The promo awards are a discount of 25-50% off the regular Flying Blue mileage requirement for select Air France, KLM, Air Europa and Kenya Airways award tickets in select cabins…Just four bits of information gleaned from a shopper’s credit card can be used to identify almost anyone, suggesting that even anonymous big data sets can breach individual privacy, researchers said Thursday.
