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Two companies in Canada keep a file on your financial life.
Equifax and TransUnion each hold a separate credit report on you. They don’t always match, a mistake can sit on one and not the other.
Checking both is free. Most people never have.
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Sent $1,000 abroad. They received $940.
Your bank probably isn’t connected to theirs. So your money gets passed through middleman banks and each one can take a cut you never see until after it lands.
Most transfers hit at least one. Some hit three.
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Found old traveler’s cheques in a drawer?
They never expire. They’re still worth money.
They’re also effectively unspendable, the banks stopped selling them, Amex Canada killed them off, and no merchant will take one.
Call the issuer, arrange a direct deposit. Here’s how 👇
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“Stablecoin” just means pegged to something steady, usually the US dollar.
What it doesn’t tell you is what’s behind the peg. Cash reserves? Other crypto? Just code?
That difference is why some hold and some collapse.
Four types, four risks, explained 👇
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Sierra Leone is now on RemitBee! 🎉 Send money to your loved ones back home quickly and easily, right from the app. 💙
#Canada #SierraLeone #sendmoney #RemitBee #fintech
CADD is now live on RPass. 🇨🇦
Businesses can fund international payments in digital Canadian dollars and have recipients paid in their own local currency across 100+ countries, no CAD→USD detour.
CADD’s first global off ramp.
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Happy Thanksgiving, Canada. 🍁
Turkey next to biryani. Pumpkin pie after pancit. Rice on the side, always.
The best Canadian Thanksgiving tables have a little bit of home on them.
What's on yours?
Canada just hit its highest emigration numbers since the 1950s. 🇨🇦✈️
Rent, groceries, housing… it all adds up.
Would you stay or go? 👇
#HousingCrisis #CanadianEconomy #MovingAbroad #Emigration #Canada
Cut $1 from your annual spending and you lower the amount you need to retire by $25.
A $50/month subscription = $600/year = $15,000 more you need invested.
Spending less doesn't just free up cash. It moves the finish line.
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You don't need $1 million to retire at 60.
You need about $174,000 invested at 30, and then you can stop saving for retirement entirely.
Compounding does the remaining $826,000.
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Living in Canada and sending money to Sri Lanka? 🇨🇦➡️🇱🇰 Here's what you need to know! 👀 Before you send, always compare two things: the exchange rate AND the fees. With the RemitBee app, you can check both in seconds. ⚡
Make every dollar count for your loved ones back home. 💙 Download the RemitBee app and try it today! 📲
Disclaimer: Exchange rates fluctuate daily. Please check the RemitBee app or official website for current rates.
#SendMoneyToSriLanka #CADtoLKR# SriLankansInCanada #MoneyTransfer #SendMoneyHome
EI and CPP aren't welfare.
Social insurance = funded by your payroll contributions.
Safety net = funded from general tax revenue, targeted at hardship.
Welfare state = universal provision for everyone.
Canada runs the first two. Three different things, constantly conflated.
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No transfer fee" doesn't mean free. 🚨 They're just hiding it in the exchange rate. Here's what you need to know before your next send 👇
#TransferFees #SendMoneyAbroad #HiddenFees #MoneyTransfer #RemittanceTips
Renewing your mortgage in Canada? You can switch lenders for a better rate without redoing the stress test.
OSFI dropped that requirement for straight switches in November 2024 same loan amount, same amortization.
Most people still think they're locked in. Shop your renewal.
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I wish I'd known sending money to Ukraine could be this easy. 🇺🇦💙
No stress, no hidden fees adding up, no comparing five apps. Just check the rate, tap "Pay," and you're done. ⚡
First time sending? Try RemitBee! 📲
Disclaimer: Exchange rates fluctuate daily. Please check the RemitBee app or official website for current rates.
#SendMoneyToUkraine #CADtoUAH #UkrainiansInCanada #MoneyTransfer #SendMoneyHome
A held transfer isn't an accusation.
Monitoring systems flag patterns, not just amounts activity that differs from your own normal. An analyst reviews it, and almost always clears it.
Every regulated financial business in Canada operates this way under FINTRAC.
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Your TFSA doesn't pack itself. 🧳 Here's what happens to it when you leave Canada 👇
#TFSA #MovingAbroad #CanadianFinance #MoneyTips
Today, we honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We reflect on the painful history and ongoing impact of residential schools on Indigenous children, families, and communities across Canada and recommit to learning, listening, and supporting the journey toward healing.
Every Child Matters 🧡
#EveryChildMatters #OrangeShirtDay
