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Personal Finance

10 smart ways to cut costs when living alone

When you live alone without someone to share expenses with, every bill falls directly to you, but there are several cost-cutting methods to lower your expenses without changing your current way of life.

10 reasons why living debt-free is a horrible financial strategy

Most people talk about being debt-free as their ultimate money goal, but going completely debt-free isn’t as great as you might think since it may, in fact, hold you back.

9 reasons why you should take CPP early at age 60

Here are just a few reasons why you may want to consider starting your Canada Pension Plan at 60.

10 costly mistakes retirees make in their first year of retirement

Many retirees make 10 costly, but totally avoidable, mistakes in their first year of retirement and experience financial setbacks.

Lifestyle

13 ways to get peaceful sleep, as per sleep specialists

Getting a good night’s sleep isn’t always easy and if you’ve tried all the usual tips, it may be time to consider these 13 proven approaches from sleep specialists.

The realities of parenting styles across different decades

From the 1950s to today, each decade brought its own flavour to parenting, so let’s look at how parenting has transformed over the years.

15 restaurant chains that closed across Canada (and we’re still not over it)

Despite closing down, some restaurants never left our shared memory, and here are fifteen restaurant chains that closed across Canada that we still miss.

If you want a happy life, say goodbye to these 11 self-destructive behaviors

We all have a few habits that aren’t doing us any favors, but the good news is that you can kick these habits to the curb and really change your life for the better.