I recently stated my worry on smartcanucks.ca about what would happen to free-spending young homeowners when interest rates go up. The response I got has made me re-think my views. One participant called me “a sanctimonious old fogey” for expressing my view that some young spenders have a “gotta-have-it-now” attitude which, in part, explains Canada’s [...]

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How easy is it to access a loved one’s points after they die? To find out, I investigated the bereavement policies and procedures for some of the most popular reward programs.

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There’s no doubt about it. Despite all the warnings about credit card fraud, incidents of the crime continue to climb. In 2011, fraudsters pillaged $436.6 million from Canadian credit card accounts — up more than 19 per cent from a year earlier.

Statistics like those from the Canadian Bankers Association can frighten Canadians into paying a lot of money for programs that promise to protect against credit card fraud.

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