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Repair cafes help Canadians fix small appliances, tech gear, clothing, bikes, and more, for free.

Laptop acting up? Here’s how to repair your stuff for free

Fixing our belongings has become more difficult and expensive. Volunteer-led repair cafes are doing it for free to save people money and reduce waste.

Can you spot an AI scam?

Fraud is rampant nowadays, and much more sophisticated than in the past. Here’s how AI-related scams work and how to spot and prevent them.

Two Gen Z talking about the cost of smoking (and its impacts) in Canadian dollars.

Is smoking cool again? It’ll cost you

As more Gen Z pick up smoking, we’re looking at the real costs of this habit.

A Canadian man at a gym who just signed a continuous service contract, not realizing the terms for cancelling his membership. Similar process applies for phone plan, streaming and more.

Can you get out of gym memberships and phone plans contracts?

Trying to cancel subscription contracts isn’t easy, but here’s how one Canadian pulled it off. Plus, recommendations from a lawyer.

A Canadian man reading Forbes “rich list,” wondering about how more money can result in better money management and less problems.

“I just need more money to be better with money”

Is it just rich people who say, “more money, more problems”? Find out how behaviour and mindset is what really determines your finances.

A Canadian man looking at his phone confidently, thinking he's to smart to be scammed.

You’re too smart to fall for a scam, right?

If you think all scams and phishing schemes are easy to spot, you need to read this. And if you don’t, you still need to read this.

Two Canadians debating if an emergency fund is worth sitting in a savings account or if it should be put into investing for better returns.

Should I invest my emergency fund?

If you’ve never had a need for an emergency fund, no one would blame you for wanting to do something else with it. But read this before you move any money.

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