I’m sure everyone is sick of hearing about COVID-19 and its lasting effect on everything from those that become infected to how we live our life each day. It seems incredulous to think that “The Greatest Generation” fought in world wars, and baby boomers built strong economies which we enjoy. But at the same time,…
7 Tips to Protect Yourself From Identity Theft
Identity theft is a serious crime where your personal information—anything from your name, driver’s license, or Social Insurance Number—has been compromised by an impostor who intends to commit fraud in your name. With your Social Insurance Number, someone can easily obtain false lines of credit and rack up significant debt in your name. With a…
It’s never too early to teach your kids financial literacy
We teach our children their ABC’s, 1, 2, 3s, about life, right and wrong, work ethic, and maybe if we’re lucky, influence them on how to be a good person. But one thing that most parents don’t teach their kids soon enough, is the value of being smart with their money. I never really had…
Don’t skip your savings goals during 2020
You may be feeling like the rest of us and just waiting for this very long year to be over, but it’s only halfway through. Barring giant zombie cockroaches or alien invasion, 2020 can only get better, right? Woof, kiss of death. Regardless of what has happened with COVID-19 and all the economic issues in…
Canadian Credit Unions serve their communities
If you’re reading this on July 1st, Happy Canada Day! If you’re reading this any other day, Happy Canada Day anyway. Since it is that time of year, even though 2020 is the year that everyone would like to forget, let’s talk a tiny bit about Canadian credit unions and other financial institutions! How patriotic!…
COVID-19 scams, and how to avoid them
It should come as no surprise to anyone that some people like to pray on the vulnerable. Perhaps it is in our caveman DNA, or perhaps it’s just that we have some really awful people in this world that take something like the pandemic as an opportunity to fleece people out of their money. A…
Quick tips for saving in this economy
Right now we know that money is tight, and there are certainly some unknowns going forward as Alberta enters Phase 2 of the re-opening of the province. So here are money-saving tips that might help you just keep a few extra hard-earned dollars in your wallet, during this umm, ‘downturned’ economy. Yeah, let’s call it…
Could we be on the road to recovery?
As Canada and Alberta make their way through this pandemic, moving into new stages of whatever the future normalcy looks like, we are seeing positive trends in the Canadian economy, and maybe for some areas, some of the worst is behind us. That being said, if you have your 2020 bingo card handy, the chances…
The pandemic making us an even more cashless society
During the pandemic, how often have you reached into to your wallet or purse and instead of paying with cash, you reached for your contactless or “tap” debit card or credit card so you didn’t have to touch anything? If you used cash then you’d have to accept change, from someone else. Everywhere you go,…
After COVID, what is the New Normal?
As Alberta and Canada start to return back to the “new normal” things have definitely changed since COVID-19. Economically, physically, and even how we shop for groceries or enjoy sporting events will likely be different. What does that mean for you and your banking? Since early March, when the spread of the virus became a…
