Blog Archive - Personal Finance

How to transfer Bitcoin Cash and Gold out of MultiBit MultiBit is an older Bitcoin wallet that is now unmaintained. Its developers recommend users move to another wallet. Transferring your Bitcoin out is easy. But how do you transfer out your Bitcoin Cash?Read more...

How to withdraw CAD or USD from your Skrill account A company owed Mango a non-trivial sum of money. After much effort, he finally convinced them to pay him...but they insisted on using Skrill.Read more...

How to Save for your Child's Education with an RESP One can never start saving too early for their child's education. An RESP can even be opened for a newborn, as long as he or she has a Social Insurance Number. Once you've opened an RESP, you'll be eligible for many government grants, such as the Canada Education Savings Grant (20% of your contributions up to $500 per year and a lifetime maximum of $7200), the Canada Learning Bond ($500 first year plus $100 subsequent years, if you qualify for NCB supplement), and several provincial grants.Read more...

Canadians: Get a Free Copy of your Credit Report We never knew until recently that a Canadian could request a copy of his or her credit report, for free, by mail. This seems like it would be a good thing to do every year or so.Read more...