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GST/HST credit payment dates: When to expect your money in 2025 + MORE Nov 25th
The GST/HST credit is a quarterly benefit that deposits tax-free money directly into your account, designed to help offset the cost of living by putting cash directly into the pockets of Canadians. If you live in Canada, you might already be getting this valuable tax benefit without even realizing i.... More »
RWRDS Daily Update July 31: 200 Bonus AIR MILES when you join CAA South Central Ontario & the BMO AIR MILES Mastercard for Students to be discontinued + MORE Aug 1st
Get 200 Bonus AIR MILES when you join CAA South Central Ontario & The no fee BMO AIR MILES Mastercard (Student) to be discontinued. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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Canadian Customers Will Soon Have to Pay More to Use Certain Premium Credit Cards + MORE Jun 20th
Canadian customers will soon be subject to additional fees when paying for purchases with certain premium credit cards, now that Visa and MasterCard have entered into a settlement agreement stemming from a class action lawsuit that will see both companies make changes to their “No Surcharge Ruleâ.... More »
RWRDS Daily Update – March 1 + MORE Mar 1st
Up to 60,000 Avios with the RBC British Airways Visa Infinite Card, Amex Offer for lululemon and 68 more confirmed Cobalt multiplier locations. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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RWRDS Daily Update Feb 18: AIR MILES Flash Offer to earn 100 bonus miles at Global Pet Foods Feb 18th
AIR MILES Flash Offer to earn 100 bonus miles at Global Pet Foods and earn 600 bonus Stars for linking Starbucks Rewards to your TD Credit Card. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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Overspending, austerity, euro flaws have pushed Greece to brink despite bailouts
– canadianbusiness.com
FRANKFURT – After two bailouts totalling 240 billion euros ($266 billion) and six years of depression, spending cuts and lost jobs, Greece teeters on the edge of collapse.
How did it come to this? Why couldn’t all that money and all that sacrifice turn around a country that makes up less than two per cent of the 19-country eurozone economy?
On Sunday the country will hold a referendum on whether or not to accept the tough creditor conditions attached to loans needed to avoid default and a banking collapse.
A “no” may lead to a chaotic departure from the shared euro currency. Even “yes” is no guarantee the creditors will agree to lend.
Ahead of the vote, here are seven short explanations of how Greece got into today’s mess:
THE CREDIT BINGE
There is no way around it: Greece engaged in a three-decades-long credit binge starting in the early 1980s, spending the money on plush government jobs for supporters of the country’s two major political parties — the centre-left PASOK and centre-right New Democracy…
How did it come to this? Why couldn’t all that money and all that sacrifice turn around a country that makes up less than two per cent of the 19-country eurozone economy?
On Sunday the country will hold a referendum on whether or not to accept the tough creditor conditions attached to loans needed to avoid default and a banking collapse.
A “no” may lead to a chaotic departure from the shared euro currency. Even “yes” is no guarantee the creditors will agree to lend.
Ahead of the vote, here are seven short explanations of how Greece got into today’s mess:
THE CREDIT BINGE
There is no way around it: Greece engaged in a three-decades-long credit binge starting in the early 1980s, spending the money on plush government jobs for supporters of the country’s two major political parties — the centre-left PASOK and centre-right New Democracy…
Canceling card doesn't wipe out charges for recurring services
– creditcards.com
Once you allow recurring charges, they’re tough to turn off, but canceling a card will just risk damaging your credit score and won’t erase your obligation to pay
