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Hidden Ways to Improve Home Heating Efficiency

“Were you born in a barn?” is a phrase that everyone will have heard growing up. While it may be a slightly sarcastic way our parents teach us to keep doors closed, when you grow up and realize how much heating can cost, you might want to phone your parents …

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Tenant Insurance: A Detailed Guide

2020 is a year for the history books. Not only did many Canadians learn how to live with the Coronavirus, but they also had to re-look at their choice of where to live. This, in a time when Canadian real estate has been rocked to its foundations.  However, these dark …

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The Moneyist: My ex-boyfriend and I contributed to our household based on our salaries. I’m now owed $23K in back pay. Do I pay him back?

Dear Moneyist, Recently, I was notified by my employer of 5 years that my initial salary placement was incorrect, and I am due a fairly large amount of retroactive pay. After taxes it comes to about $ 23,000. About a year ago, I ended a long-term relationship wherein my former …

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