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Articles By Renée Sylvestre-Williams:

Two roommates moving in together, discussing whether to get a loan for first-and-last-month rent

Renting

Are rent loans the answer to rising rent costs in Canada?

With the average rent in Canada rising more than 9% this year, does it make sense to take out...

Are rent loans the answer to rising rent costs in Canada?
A woman having her neck treated by a rehabilitation specialist.

Life Insurance

What is short-term disability insurance?

Short-term disability insurance briefly provides income if you can’t work due to illness, an accident or hospitalization. But there’s...

What is short-term disability insurance?
A woman sits at her at-home office, prepping her tax return, looking at the 2022 credits she may qualify for.

Taxes

2022 Income Tax: New tax credits for Canadians

2022 Income Tax: New tax credits for Canadians
A father, mother and their toddler daughter play in the autumn leaves

Budgeting

Back to basics: Finding balance in your budget

Have you replaced saving with splurging? Here are five ways to help manage your family’s spending—and earn rewards for...

Back to basics: Finding balance in your budget
A young woman checks her credit score on her smartphone

Financial literacy

Credit scores and credit reports: What newcomers to Canada need to know

Credit scores and credit reports: What newcomers to Canada need to know
An interior view of an apartment, nicely decorated with plants, a throw pillow and other decor

Renting

Decorating with stuff you already own

Elias Blunden-Stone of The Room Editor shares the pitfalls of redecorating from scratch and the best ways to restore a...

Decorating with stuff you already own
single-woman-at-home

Spend

The real cost of being single

For unpartnered people, everything from housing to grocery shopping comes with a higher price tag. Here’s what you should...

The real cost of being single

Mortgages

Understanding mortgage affordability

Mortgage affordability provides an estimate of how much money you can afford to borrow for a home. Learn more...

Understanding mortgage affordability
A person sits before a laptop with a rising graph on the screen.

Save

A reality check on financial FOMO

A reality check on financial FOMO