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I Save $500 a Month by Not Having a Car: Here’s How I Manage Without One

For over a decade, Keely Smith enjoyed being an interior design expert and artist at Home Stratosphere, a design studio in North Vancouver, BC. Her work in this field gave her a unique perspective on...

By Laura Beck | Oct 03, 2023 | 5 min Read

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The Single Best Thing To Buy at Costco This October

This month, Costco members may wonder whether they should add gold to their shopping lists. Gold bars specifically, that is. Two types of gold bars are currently for sale at Costco. These include the...

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5 Ways To Elevate Your Finances Daily

If you truly want to elevate your finances, the basics aren't going to cut it. You need to take the extra steps to spend smarter, save more, and earn more. Thankfully, getting started is the biggest...

Pocket an Extra $400 a Month With This Simple Hack

Pocket an Extra $400 a Month With This Simple Hack Want to keep more of your hard-earned money? This may be the most important thing you can do. by Greg Garrison What if you had your own personal...

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American Express CD Rates for October 2023

American Express CDs have no minimum deposit requirements, are FDIC-insured and offer a variety of CD terms. While most traditional banks' CD terms range from three months to five years, American...

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Apple Savings Account Limit: What You Should Know

Earlier this year, Apple expanded its reach in the financial services market by offering Apple Card users the ability to grow their Daily Cash rewards in a high-yield savings account. This appears to...

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Synchrony Bank CD Rates for October 2023

Saving money is an important habit to build. But as you build your savings, where you choose to store them matters. If you are comfortable giving up access for a set amount of time, you can lock in...

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Why Do So Many Gen Zers Owe Back Taxes?

Trouble with the IRS is an affliction of the young. A new GOBankingRates survey of more than 1,000 people found that Gen Z is far more likely than older demographics to owe outstanding tax debt -- and...

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Men vs. Women: Why Is One So Much More Likely To Owe Back Taxes?

When it comes to paying taxes on time, men and women are not equal. That's right -- one gender is more likely to owe back taxes than the other. If you guessed men as the gender most likely to hear...

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12 Types of Passive Income That Aren’t Taxable

There are numerous ways to earn passive income, but unfortunately, most of them are taxable. This is particularly true of income-generating investments, of which only a handful allow you to avoid...