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What getting a backyard fire pit will do to your home insurance + MORE Nov 23rd
Backyard fire pits, hot tubs, and other outdoor upgrades have never seemed more appealing than after spending most of 2020 practically housebound.
When Bob Peters, a 65-year-old lawyer from Winnipeg revamped his backyard five years ago—with an elevated deck, hot tub, seating area, natural gas .... More »
The best travel insurance credit cards in Canada for 2024 + MORE May 19th
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The best travel insurance credit cards in Canada for 2024
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Anne T. Donahue: How I Stopped Romanticizing the Millennial Obsession With Productivity Jun 5th
In November 2019, I got in a car accident. Driving home to Cambridge, Ont. from Toronto one evening, I crashed into a car that had, seconds before, crashed into somebody else. All parties involved were lucky: No injuries were life-altering. My insurance would help me replace my totalled car, and the.... More »
Tax Benefits of Health Insurance Dec 6th
Personal Health Expenses
In many cases health plan related expenses can be declared as tax deductible expenses when filing
taxes. This is true for both individual plans and employee benefit plans.
According to the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA), the premiums for a private health insurance plan that
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How to get lower home insurance Aug 7th
Lower home insurance prices are possible, if you’re willing to shop around and you know what factors can affect your premium. Here’s how to get good, cheap home insurance—but not too cheap—to protect what is likely your biggest asset.
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Prospective home buyers feel the heat over new mortgage rules, but all hope is not lost, industry leaders say
– thestar.com
Mortgage default insurance is mandatory on down payments between five and 19.99 per cent, and as of July 1 it will be even harder to qualify through the national housing agency. But don’t panic just yet.
