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If you’re saving for a long-term goal, you’ll want to think about where to keep your money. Particularly if your savings goals involve thousands of dollars, it’s important to choose the right account to maximize the amount of interest you’ll earn and to make sure you lose the least amount of that interest to taxes. […]
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From saving your first baby emergency fund to rocking three to six months of saving and beyond, learn everything you need to know.
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Count your pennies, track your spending and keep your plastic in your wallet so you can level up your money and achieve the big goals.
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I graduated from school with $40,000 in debt and paid it off in 36 months. Here's everything I did to achieve that goal and how you can too.
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I'm Jordann, your new money hype girl and personal financial sounding board.
I'm a writer and personal finance expert from Halifax, Nova Scotia. I started writing about money 10 years ago when I started the personal finance blog, My Alternate Life. Since then I've written extensively about paying off my debt, getting my money in order, and even buying a house. Let's be friends!
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