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FP Answers: We’re in our 30s, making 0,000, and plan on having kids. What should we include in our will?

FP Answers: We’re in our 30s, making $150,000, and plan on having kids. What should we include in our will?

In an increasingly complex world, the Financial Post should be the first place you look for answers. Our FP Answers initiative puts readers in the driver’s seat: you submit questions and our reporters find answers not just for you, but for all our readers. Today, we answer a question from Austin and Romina. Read More […]

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The new 2025 CRA numbers: tax brackets, CPP, RRSP and TFSA limits, and more

The new 2025 CRA numbers: tax brackets, CPP, RRSP and TFSA limits, and more

Last week, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) released the new tax numbers for 2025. Here’s what you need to know for next year. Read More https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/taxes/2025-cra-tax-brackets-cpp-rrsp-tfsa #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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Couple who developed long-COVID wonder how to manage  million portfolio

Couple who developed long-COVID wonder how to manage $2 million portfolio

A big family with children, grandchildren and great-grand-children all doing well, an active retirement with travel and sports and no financial worries – Paul and Jennifer* were enjoying life until about a year ago. That’s when the longtime married couple, both in their 70s, developed long-COVID and everything changed. Read More https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/family-finance/long-covid-2-million-portfolio #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur

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Opinion: CRA loss in former Blue Jays tax case a win for Canadian sport fans

Opinion: CRA loss in former Blue Jays tax case a win for Canadian sport fans

Ruling will help avoid discouraging athletes from wanting to play in Canada https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/taxes/cra-loss-blue-jays-tax-case-win-canadians #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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How to Update Your Resume for the 2025 Job Hunt

How to Update Your Resume for the 2025 Job Hunt

When you’re gearing up for a job hunt, it’s essential to update your resume. Your resume’s job is to help you land an interview by highlighting your unique talents, experience and skills. Nowadays, the pressure to craft an excellent resume may be higher than ever, when resumes need to be optimized for not just human

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FP Answers: How can I maximize dividend income so as to maximize CPP and OAS in retirement?

FP Answers: How can I maximize dividend income so as to maximize CPP and OAS in retirement?

Consider instead maximizing your investment growth and sell your investments to supplement your income, expert suggests https://financialpost.com/fp-answers/fp-answers-how-can-i-maximize-dividend-income-so-as-to-maximize-cpp-and-oas-in-retirement #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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4 Ways to Hit Your Family Savings Goals in 2025

4 Ways to Hit Your Family Savings Goals in 2025

Elizabeth Ayoola writes for NerdWallet. Email: eayoola@nerdwallet.com. The article 4 Ways to Hit Your Family Savings Goals in 2025 originally appeared on NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/family-savings-goals #financialliteracy #financialfreedom #finance #financialindependence #personalfinance #money #financialeducation #investing #financialplanning #entrepreneur #debtfree #wealth #creditrepair #budgeting #investment #debtfreecommunity #credit #financialadvisor #creditscore #financetips #financialgoals #realestate #debtfreejourney #moneymanagement #creditrestoration #invest #wealthbuilding #creditrepairservices #moneytips #passiveincome #finances

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Two seasonal financial strategies that are worth keeping for next year

Two seasonal financial strategies that are worth keeping for next year

Sandra Fry: These money saving strategies can benefit everyone’s budget, year-round https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/debt/seasonal-financial-strategies #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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What Trended in Personal Finance in 2024?

What Trended in Personal Finance in 2024?

Anna Helhoski writes for NerdWallet. Email: anna@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @AnnaHelhoski. The article What Trended in Personal Finance in 2024? originally appeared on NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/the-year-in-money-inflation-eased-optimism-ticked-upward #financialliteracy #financialfreedom #finance #financialindependence #personalfinance #money #financialeducation #investing #financialplanning #entrepreneur #debtfree #wealth #creditrepair #budgeting #investment #debtfreecommunity #credit #financialadvisor #creditscore #financetips #financialgoals #realestate #debtfreejourney #moneymanagement #creditrestoration #invest #wealthbuilding #creditrepairservices #moneytips #passiveincome #finances #generationalwealth

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Opinion: Everyone benefits from an expanded Seniors’ Tax Credit

Opinion: Everyone benefits from an expanded Seniors’ Tax Credit

Michael Brooks: Net benefit is undeniable: significant long-term savings for Ontario and improved care for Ontario seniors https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/everyone-benefits-expanded-seniors-tax-credit #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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Five options for how the proposed capital gains inclusion rate increase could play out

Five options for how the proposed capital gains inclusion rate increase could play out

Kim Moody: The first option is that Ottawa will see the light and abandon it, but that won’t happen https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/taxes/how-capital-gains-inclusion-rate-increase-play-out #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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FP Answers: How does this frustrated senior ensure his estate is not heavily taxed at death?

FP Answers: How does this frustrated senior ensure his estate is not heavily taxed at death?

Paying a little more now could provide significant relief on your final tax return upon death https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/taxes/how-ensure-estate-not-heavily-taxed-death #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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A Classic Dive Bar Holds Out Against the Tide

A Classic Dive Bar Holds Out Against the Tide

Tony Lioce writes for NerdWallet. Email: articles@nerdwallet.com. The article A Classic Dive Bar Holds Out Against the Tide originally appeared on NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/a-classic-dive-bar-holds-out-against-the-tide #financialliteracy #financialfreedom #finance #financialindependence #personalfinance #money #financialeducation #investing #financialplanning #entrepreneur #debtfree #wealth #creditrepair #budgeting #investment #debtfreecommunity #credit #financialadvisor #creditscore #financetips #financialgoals #realestate #debtfreejourney #moneymanagement #creditrestoration #invest #wealthbuilding #creditrepairservices #moneytips #passiveincome #finances #generationalwealth

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How the soaring U.S. dollar and other foreign currency moves can affect your taxes

How the soaring U.S. dollar and other foreign currency moves can affect your taxes

Jamie Golombek: CRA releases refresher on how foreign currency gains and losses should be treated for tax purposes https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/taxes/u-s-dollar-foreign-currency-moves-affect-taxes #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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With law-school loans and divorce paid off, couple unsure how to use freed-up funds

With law-school loans and divorce paid off, couple unsure how to use freed-up funds

Family Finance: At 45 and 43 and remarried with four kids, this pair could retire sooner than they think, adviser calculates https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/family-finance/edmonton-couple-asks-how-use-freed-up-funds #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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Welcome to Tax-mas, but it doesn’t have to be that way

Welcome to Tax-mas, but it doesn’t have to be that way

Kim Moody: The GST/HST ‘holiday’ and promised cash rebate have only heightened the focus on year-end tax planning https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/taxes/tax-mas-doesnt-have-be-that-way #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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Should you let day-to-day news affect your investing? Plus, when will stock valuations normalize?

Should you let day-to-day news affect your investing? Plus, when will stock valuations normalize?

Portfolio Manager John De Goey answers readers’ questions about rate cuts, a soft landing versus a recession, and irrational markets https://financialpost.com/fp-answers/news-affect-investing-stock-valuations-normalize #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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Three cases where the CRA denied COVID-19 benefits, and what they tell us

Three cases where the CRA denied COVID-19 benefits, and what they tell us

Jamie Golombek: A day trader, a fitness club owner and an injured worker all had their appeals rejected by the court https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/taxes/three-cases-covid-19-taxpayers #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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Smart Money Podcast — From Eggflation to Ghost Jobs: Roasting 2024’s Biggest Financial Turkeys

Smart Money Podcast — From Eggflation to Ghost Jobs: Roasting 2024’s Biggest Financial Turkeys

Sean Pyles writes for NerdWallet. Email: spyles@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @SeanPyles. Sara Rathner writes for NerdWallet. Email: srathner@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @sarakrathner. The article Smart Money Podcast — From Eggflation to Ghost Jobs: Roasting 2024’s Biggest Financial Turkeys originally appeared on NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/smart-money-podcast-from-eggflation-to-ghost-jobs-roasting-2024s-biggest-financial-turkeys #financialliteracy #financialfreedom #finance #financialindependence #personalfinance #money #financialeducation #investing #financialplanning #entrepreneur #debtfree #wealth #creditrepair #budgeting #investment #debtfreecommunity

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Ready for a GST holiday? The low-down on tax breaks, rebates and other government giveaways

Ready for a GST holiday? The low-down on tax breaks, rebates and other government giveaways

Everything you need to know about federal and provincial measures to help Canadians with the cost of living https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/taxes/everything-you-need-know-ottawa-gst-cuts #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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