Carrick on Money

New friendships are expensive - is the ROI on ‘friend dating’ worth it?

A new savings account powerhouse emerges, but for how long?

Tech outages are inevitable – have you protected your finances?

Globe readers share their favourite reward credit cards

Parents, have you given your teenagers a credit card?

So, I actually like self-checkout at stores

Thoughts for people who love managing their money, but worry about advancing age

Some bad news for people who carry Canada’s best credit card

The personal finance number to watch now is job vacancies

Where would the housing market be without parents gifting kids money for down payments?

Cutting foreign exchange fees while travelling – the advanced class

Is it better to have joint accounts with adult kids, or give them power of attorney?

Six numbers that show how debt grinds people down

Checked-bag fees are behind a lot of what’s wrong with air travel today

Paying a family member to be your executor is the right thing to do

Here’s how to test your financial resilience

What investments have delivered the most juice for you?

Somebody actually listened to me and set up an emergency fund – here’s what happened next

Three ways to avoid credit card foreign transaction fees when travelling this summer

Aeroplan members on their highs and lows

Investing road trip: They drove from Regina to Omaha to hear Warren Buffett

Are you getting an inheritance – and what about your friends? Fill out our survey

The hidden cost of 30-year mortgages, and why it’s OK to pay it

A toolkit for capital gains decision-makers

Why I just cancelled Netflix after 13 years

They tried for a flight using Aeroplan and ended up booking the train

An immigrant’s take on banking and home buying in Canada

In search of hard numbers on what it costs to maintain a home

Can falling interest rates improve fairness in the economy?

Seven ways to leverage a tax refund into big savings or gains

A reality check on 30-year mortgages

You totally need CRA’s My Account service, and now it’s easier to sign up