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Articles By Gail Vaz-Oxlade:

Mortgages

Sins of the father

The Baby Boomers have finally gotten old enough to officially retire. Well some of them anyway. The peak of...

Sins of the father

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Manipulated to the middle

Marketers know that consumers shrink from buying either the highest- or lowest-priced stuff. They default to the price in...

Manipulated to the middle

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What’s eroding your savings potential?

Life is expensive and much of the money we make is allocated to things like mortgage payments and car...

What’s eroding your savings potential?

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Lunch money

If you buy lunch at work every day and spend an average of $10, it’s costing you about $2,500...

Lunch money

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More ways to save money on groceries

Food prices are on their way up. George Weston Ltd., which controls Loblaws, is reported to be raising prices...

More ways to save money on groceries

Real Estate

Saving for a home

When I tell people they should have a minimum of 20% of the purchase price for a downpayment on...

Saving for a home

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Scared silly

Have you noticed the rise of fear-based advertising? Marketers have recently switched from enticing you to buy to scaring...

Scared silly

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Cheap versus good value

There are some things that you should never buy cheap.

Cheap versus good value

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Save on home insurance

You'd be surprised at how easy it is to save some money on your home insurance premiums.

Save on home insurance