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PayPal, Home Business Payments and the 1099-K

If you receive a 1099-K, you need to be prepared for the possibility that a portion of your income might be double-reported to the IRS. read more »
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A Cautionary Tale for Landlords

Most landlords would hope that the tenants they allow to live in their homes will treat the properties with respect, but there have been many inciden[...] read more »
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Performance Management in the Financial Sector

The aim of performance management in the financial sector is to ensure that an organization functions in a way that helps it achieve its goals and ob[...] read more »
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Things to Consider Before Freelance Staff Writing

Staff writing for blogs can be a good way to make money as a freelance writer. But you need to be aware of the drawbacks. read more »
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Annual Shopping Tips

Here's some shopping tips for places and products that always go on sale once a year. Whether it's video games, cars, sports gear or holiday items. read more »
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Advice for GIC Investors

When markets take a hit, money market funds become some of the top sellers in the mutual fund industry. read more »
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Build an Emergency Fund – Personal Finance Basics

What is an emergency fund? How big should your emergency fund be? Let's get back to the personal finance basics on how to build an emergency fund read more »
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How to Save Money on Your Vacation

You may think you can't afford it, but vacations can be more frugal than you think if you take these tips on how to save money on your vacation read more »
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Tough Winter to Make Solar Money

Just how dismal has this winter been for making money from solar power? Consider the performance of our solar panels so far. They began operation Nov[...] read more »
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Why Paypal Freezes Or Limits Accounts And How To Prevent This From Happening To You

If you use Paypal to accept payments for your business, you might want to check out this article. I discuss why Paypal sometimes freezes accounts and[...] read more »
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Home Business: Do You Need Disability Insurance?

Since my husband began working as an adjunct professor at two different universities, though, we have less to worry about. But a loss of income due t[...] read more »
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The CAD vs USD: Canadian Dollar vs US Dollar

How cool is it to be a Canadian these days? I mean, we’re weathering the economic storm as well as any other G8 country, our banks are the envy of t[...] read more »
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Leave Old Age Security alone!

Here we go again! It’s budget time and at the World Economic forum, Stephen Harper hinted that some major changes to the retirement income programs [...] read more »
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Tax Free Savings Account or paying down debt

Which is better? Tax Free Savings Account or paying down debt? Many have debated TFSAs vs RRSPs but what about TFSA vs paying down debts? read more »
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Best Way To Finance Your Very Small Side Business

How can you launch a business if you don’t have much money to spare? Here are 5 ways to fund your business that you may not have considered: read more »
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