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The Neo Editors

Neo’s editorial team does the heavy lifting—vetting the facts, stripping away the jargon, and breaking down complex mechanics—to bring you straightforward guides you can use to build credit and chart your financial journey.

Latest Blog Posts By The Neo Editors

A Canadian using their phone, comparing the differences, fees and features of Neo Advance vs Bree cash advance

Neo Advance vs. Bree: Which 0% cash advance is right for you?

A smiling Neo member sitting on a bed with two small children in a cozy bedroom, illustrating how Neo helps Canadians unlock credit progression.

Your credit score isn’t the whole story. Here’s what Neo looks at instead

A Canadian using Neo Advance to pay for a transaction at a grocery store, after learning the differences between Neo Advance vs Money Mart

Neo Advance vs. Money Mart review: Why a payday loan isn’t worth it

Neo Advance vs. Nyble loan: A Canadian holding up a smartphone, showing how Neo Advance can cover them instead of a Nyble loan

Neo Advance vs. Nyble: Which cash advance is right for you?

A group of Canadians gathered around a work table, talking about the benefits and differences between Neo Advance vs. KOHO Cover

Neo Advance vs. KOHO Cover: Which cash advance builds credit?

A group of students walking to class on campus, sharing budgeting tips for students in Canada

Budgeting tips for students in Canada (and how to actually stick to one)

A happy couple sitting on a sofa and looking at their smartphones, illustrating how to manage a joint bank account in Canada.

The complete guide to joint accounts in Canada

A young Canadian hunched over a cluttered desk, trying to figure out how credit cards work in Canada

How do credit cards work? A beginner’s guide for Canadians

A person sits in a modern living room sipping coffee, wondering if they should open a high-interest savings account in Canada

Should I open a high-interest savings account?

A person sitting by a desk, calculating what a good interest rate on a savings account in Canada is

What’s a good interest rate for a savings account in 2026?

An immigrant who just moved to Canada rummaging through their bag while reading a newcomer financial guide

Your first 90 days in Canada: A newcomer’s financial guide

A Canadian using their smartphone to access the Neo app, where they are monitoring the accounts and cards they have with their Neo membership

What are Neo memberships?

A person pumping fuel into a sleek black car at a gas station pump at night, showcasing a scenario where using the best no-fee gas credit cards in Canada for fuel cashback can maximize savings.

The best no-fee credit cards in Canada for maximum gas cashback

A person using a mobile app to check their credit score in Canada on a smartphone while standing with an electric scooter.

What’s the average credit score in Canada in 2026?

Two students reading at the library, each wondering if they should get a student credit card in Canada

Should I get a student credit card?

A person sitting by a wooden table, drinking a cup of coffee and writing in a notebook, doing research on debt consolidation in Canada

Debt consolidation in Canada: Is it right for you?

A person leaning over papers strewn on the floor, learning how to read a credit card statement

How to read your credit card statement

A phone showing a Neo app screen opened on a person's Neo Savings account, one of the best high-interest savings accounts in Canada.

The best high-interest savings accounts (HISAs) in Canada for 2026

A credit card held by a fork, symbolizing the truth about carrying a balance on your credit card.

The truth about carrying a balance

A person holding a credit card in one hand and a smartphone in another as they search how to boost your credit score fast in Canada

How to boost your credit score fast in Canada

A woman leaning against a black car on a residential street, holding a brown paper grocery bag in one arm while checking her smartphone.

What is a credit score, and why should you care?

A person sitting on a city bench looking at their phone, featuring a floating digital graphic of an increasing credit dial that highlights how to build credit score in Canada.

Five simple ways to build your credit score in Canada

Two people having dinner in a restaurant, looking at their joint chequing account on a smartphone

Should you open a joint chequing account? Here’s what you need to know

A person's view of their desk, where they have a notebook, calculator and paperwork with graphs and charts, as they attempt to figure out how interest works on a savings account in Canada.

How does interest work on a savings account?

A gold combination padlock resting on a computer keyboard next to gold credit cards, representing secured credit cards in Canada.

What is a secured credit card? A beginner’s guide to building credit in Canada

Six people in identical uniforms, all using mobile phones, symbolizing the different Cash App alternatives in Canada

Canada does not have the Cash App yet, but here are alternatives for every feature

Back-to-school on a budget

Back-to-school on a budget

Two people holding hands against the sky, symbolizing the importance between communicatoin, couples and money

Love & money: Financial conversations every Canadian couple should have

Two people mid-conversation by a desk with a phone, laptop and sticky notes, chatting about how to calculate interest on your savings account in Canada.

How to calculate interest on your savings account

A Canadian holding a smart phone, accessing their Neo high-interest savings account

What is a high-interest savings account?

A person leaning over a pile of tax paperwork, attempting to figure answer if interest on savings accounts in Canada is taxable

Fact or myth: Is interest in a savings account taxable?

A black ceramic piggy bank on a sunlit wooden table in a modern living room, with a Canadian 10-dollar bill and coins nearby, representing savings account interest rates in Canada.

Savings account interest rates in Canada, explained

A Canadian using their laptop and comparing three different types of credit cards—an unsecured credit card, secured credit card and prepaid card—before making a purchase.

Credit Card Types Explained: A guide to choosing the right card

A Canadian shopping for groceries using a cashback credit card that allows them to maximize their Canada grocery rebate 2026.

How to maximize your Canada grocery rebate