Tag: Banking

Everybody has different cross-border banking needs. Some people are fine with bringing cash with them or using a credit card in the US. Other people are frequent travellers to the US, maybe truck drivers or snowbirds that spend months at a time in the US. Another group that would...

The goal is to lower the cost of banking in Canada to as close to free as possible. Before I go too far, I must admit that everything has a cost. Sometimes the cost is in dollars, sometimes the cost is in less convenience or it requires effort on...

For years I resisted the idea of automatic payments. There was something about the whole concept of automatic payments that made me feel like I would not be in control. While working at the electronics store, the phone company gave us the objective of getting people to sign up...

I remember getting my first debit card when I was just starting college. At the time, I was 18. It was less than a year later that I got my first credit card, a Discover Card. Over the years I have used both credit cards and debit cards without...