Canadian Finance Blog

Posted: 21 Aug 2011 02:00 AM PDT

Budgeting

Green Panda at Green Panda Treehouse presents Can You Afford To Go To College?, saying “How will you pay for college?”

Debt and Credit

Janet at Credit, Eh presents Review: Canadian Tire Cash Advantage MasterCard, saying “If you frequent a business, you can reap the advantages of a Canadian rewards card associated with that business. One of your options is the Canadian Tire Cash Advantage MasterCard.”

Emily at Deliver Away Debt presents Peer to Peer Lending Review: Lending Club, saying “A review of how Lending Club works, the fine print, and the bottom line.”

Glen at Parenting Family Money presents 5 Ways Around the Student Debt Trap, saying “College expenses aren’t going down anytime soon (ever?). What’s a student to do? Here are 5 ways to help get around the student debt trap.”

Economy

Echo at Boomer & Echo presents Interest Rates Are Low: Should You Pay Off Debt or Invest?, saying “Low interest rates are here to stay, so the question becomes, should you take advantage of cheap borrowing costs to pay off debt or should you use this opportunity to invest your money?”

Extra Income

Jon the Saver at Free Money Wisdom presents Odd Jobs for Quick Cash, saying “Have your eye on a few extra bucks? How about a new career? There are some weird gigs that can offer potential, and vary considerably on the weird scale, if you will…”

Teacher Man at My University Money presents My University Money Scholarship, saying “Our first ever scholarship contest! We’re giving away $100 to the winner!”

Frugality

Philip Taylor at PT Money Personal Finance presents Things You Need for a Dorm Room, saying “Advice for college students as they head back to campus.”

Investing

IS at Intelligent Speculator presents Why Do Traders And Investors Underestimate Apple?, saying “What’s the deal with Apple?”

Div Guy at The Dividend Guy Blog presents 5 Things You Must Know You Before You Invest, saying “The ultimate post for new investors.”

Neal Frankle at Wealth Pilgirm presents Assets in Trust? Easier Said Than Done, saying “You might feel secure knowing what is a revocable living trust and having set it up. You might even feel like your estate planning tasks are handled. While it might be true, you should consider the real possibility that you haven't done your job completely. That's because you might think you've put your assets in trust when you really haven't.”

Mike at Do Not Wait presents Debt Management Solutions: When to Start Investing if You Still Have Debts, saying “Tips for investors with little money.”

md at PIN presents Is Passive Income Online The Way of The Future?, saying “We look at the whole idea of generating money off the internet.”

Ryan at Outlaw Finance presents How Mutual Funds Work, saying “Takes a look at mutual fund shares, benefits, risks and diversity.”

Lifestyle

Money Spending Mommy at Money Spending Mommy presents College Students: Pros and Cons of Moving Back with Parents to Save Money, saying “Is moving back in with your parents right for you? Here are some pros and cons to consider.”

Glen Craig at Free From Broke presents Is a Home Security System Worth the Expense?, saying “Keeping safe in your home is crucial. But is a home security system worth the expense? See the arguments for using a home security system.”

Real Estate

Darwin at Darwin’s Money presents Renters Are Deluding Themselves – Here's Why, saying “In North America, renters are very cautious about buying following home price declines. But perhaps they should be cautious about renting!”

Retirement

Jim Yih at Retire Happy Blog presents Inflation and retirement planning, saying “When you are doing retirement planning, it’s important that you factor inflation into the projections. Inflation changes the value of money over time.”

Saving

Sustainable Personal Finance at Sustainable Personal Finance presents Paypal Currency Exchange – USD to CAD Workaround.

Briana at Stupid Cents presents Things Newlyweds Should Save Up For, saying “Newlyweds should start saving early in their marriage for life events like home buying and building a family. Here are 5 things newlyweds should save up for.”

Other

Group Benefits Guy at Group Benefits Online presents Financial Literacy in Canada, saying “Financial literacy is a hot topic in Canada because Canadians are failing at their financial health.”

Canadian Finance Carnival #50 originally appeared on Canadian Finance Blog on August 21, 2011.

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