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This Week in RWRDS: February 17 – 23, 2024 + MORE Feb 24th
This week we provide exclusive details on the HSBC Rewards to RBC Avion Rewards points conversion, discuss the downfall of Lynx Air and more in our weekly credit card and loyalty rewards newscast Watch This Week in RWRDS here: Listen to This Week in RWRDS here: Topics of discussion: Exclusive detail.... More »
Top 5 Small Business Credit Card Sign Up offers for March - These cards provide the best value out of their welcome bonuses + MORE Mar 12th
Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Small Business Credit Card Sign Up offers for this month! This is not a 'best' credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards for small businesses that have very good acquisition (welcome/sign up) offers. As always .... More »
May 24 Update: One week left for our special discount offer with point.me & we have a new hotel reviews page + MORE May 24th
Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. Today's update is brought to you by the HSBC High Rate Savings Account with which you can enjoy a total annual interest rate of up to 2.65% on new deposits± .... More »
Podcast Episode 109: The Best Cash Back Credit Cards for 2024 + MORE Jan 26th
Rewards Canada is pleased to present the best Cash Back Rewards Credit Cards in Canada for 2024! If you are in the market for a new cash back rewards credit card look no further than our 8th annual rankings Listen to the podcast here: Watch the podcast here: Topics of discussions Canada’s Top .... More »
Can You Afford To Drive For Uber? + MORE Dec 8th
Driving for Uber, the come-and-get-me ride service that’s gutting the taxi industry through its smartphone app, sounds like one of the most attractive side jobs going. You set your own schedule, put in as many hours as you like, and get to talk endlessly about the merits of the gig economy.
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Debt dilemma
– moneysense.ca
A new poll for BMO suggests some 83% of Canadians have some form of debt (including mortgages), up from 74% from at the same time last year. Average monthly payments meanwhile are down from $1,138 in 2012 to $986. “With Canadian household debt levels remaining at dangerously high levels, we have to wonder why so many Canadians are making lower monthly debt re-payments. When interest rates are low, as they currently are, Canadians need to do more than just make the minimum payment each month. Consumers need to take advantage of our current economic climate and put more effort towards retiring their debt,” said Consolidated Credit’s Jeffrey Schwartz in a release Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a poll for TD Canada Trust has found that 40% of recent post-graduate students find it difficult to make minimum repayments on student loans in the first two years after graduating. As a result, many admit to postponing a number of life milestones, including buying a first home (40%), starting a family (36%), getting married (23%) and even moving out of their family home (18%), until student debts are repaid…
The hidden side of credit card rewards
– theglobeandmail.com
Amid the fight over card transaction fees that retailers pay, remember that you're paying for those card perks – one way or another
