The Canadian Finance Blog

• What is Financial Literacy? Part 1

  Last year, the government created a task force of 13 people to address the issue of financial literacy in Canada.  According to this task force, Financial literacy means having the knowledge, skills and confidence to make responsible financial deci...

• A Quick QuickTax Online Review

  I got my first real job when I was in Grade 12. I worked for about four months, at slightly above minimum wage, so I didn’t exactly make a ton of money. Over the next four years I went to college, so I had jobs over the summer but I never made...

• Frugal Getaways: 5 Ways To Treat Yourself With A Frugal Vacation

  Vacations are one of the best ways to rejuvenate and replenish your spirits.  Proactively planned and thoroughly researched vacations can give you a “time-of-your-life” experience while saving you a ton of money.  Here are the five easy ways yo...

• Tax Software Review – StudioTax 2009

  While QuickTax and UFile are both great tax preparation programs, there are other alternatives that will do the job and are completely free. Today we’ll look at StudioTax, which I was impressed with when I used StudioTax 2008 last year. Studio...

• Friday Links

  Today is the final day to enter to win one of two copies of QuickTax! So enter a comment on the QuickTax review and I’ll draw the winners on Saturday! Canadian Tax Resource Blog points out available tax deductions and credits for 2010. Eliminate T...

• Property Tax Deferral For Young Families A Good Idea?

  Please vote for us in Round II of Free Money Finance’s March Money Madness. Simply leave a comment of Sources on their site and help us make it to the next round!And if you haven’t yet, we could also use a vote in The Plutus Awards. We ar...

• How I Got $8 Glasses

  Please vote for us in Round II of Free Money Finance’s March Money Madness. Simply leave a comment of Sources on their site and help us make it to the next round! And if you haven’t yet, we could also use a vote in The Plutus Awards. We a...

• Financial Lessons Learned From Hiking

  This may come as a surprise to some of you, but I really love hiking. There is something about being out in the fresh air, stripping away the barriers of life, and challenging yourself in the midst of beauty that excites me. It was probably my love...

• Top 5: February 2010

  February was a record month for traffic once again. Most exciting was that it was a short month so I have high hopes for March! RSS readers increased by another 100 for the second month in a row. I certainly hope to keep gaining new readers at this g...

• Friday Links

  Voting in The Plutus Awards started this week and Canadian Finance Blog was nominated for Best Canadian Personal Finance Blog and Best Designed Personal Finance Blog! I’m honoured to be included with all the great sites that received nomination...

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