Squawkfox: Personal finance blog that makes frugal living fun.

Is there such a thing as good debt?

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Just a quick reminder to Canadian readers ehh! Tomorrow (Feb 29) is the RRSP contribution deadline for those looking for a break on their 2007 taxes. I really cannot think of a better way to celebrate leap year than with a nice tax break and an investment in your retirement. If you’re stuck and unsure [...]

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This week’s Festival of Frugality is posted over at No Credit Needed. My beans article made it in! I love bean_ing frugal. Update: It appears my article Ten Reasons Soaking Dried Beans Can Change Your Life is tooting along. For those wanting to get in on the frugality of bean soaking, here’s How to Soak [...]

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These top 5 tax tips for Canadians will help you save money on income tax.

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Today’s Carnival of Personal Finance is over at Broke Grad Student. This edition has been deemed The College Years #141. Broke Grad Student has done an awesome job with this edition…and the Ramen Noodle picture is a hoot. Be sure to check it out. fox

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I’ve gotten a few questions from friends and readers asking me “Where should I put my RRSP?” Since I’m a manic maxer and contribute fully to my retirement plans in January, I kinda forgot the RRSP deadline is this Friday (February 29th, 2008). But to help you out, I’ve listed some RRSP options for various [...]

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I want to cry. I want to scream. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) just bought Phillips, Hagar & North (PH&N), the company where I invest my retirement account. I moved my account to PH&N several years ago to take full advantage of PH&N’s LOW LOW LOW mutual funds fees. Keeping fees low is very important [...]

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Over the last two weeks I’ve programmed a few financial tools and calculators to hopefully help you with investing decisions. I currently have a Portfolio MER Calculator and a Loan Amortization Calculator. I would like to build more tools and would love your help in deciding which to create next! I’ve started this candidate list [...]

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