CPI for December 2023 - 3.4%
The Daily — Consumer Price Index, December 2023
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/240116/dq240116a-eng.htm?HPA=1&indid=3665-1&indgeo=0
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.4% on a year-over-year basis in December, following a 3.1% increase in November. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.3% in December.
Wealthsimple is starting to look like Canada’s next big bank
Wealthsimple is starting to look like Canada’s next big bank
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-wealthsimple-ceo-michael-katchen-big-bank/
CEO Michael Katchen has been instrumental in creating Canada’s most visible upstart competitor to banks and the rest of the financial services establishment
Bitcoin hits mainstream American markets with U.S. regulators approving new fund
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/armstrong-bitcoin-etf-sec-1.7079932
$100K to get out? Landlords say they’re facing outrageous 'cash for keys' demands
$100K to get out? Landlords say they’re facing outrageous 'cash for keys' demands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuvb-ZmUyVk
Some small landlords say they're facing outrageous demands from tenants to hand back the keys. CBC's Ioanna Roumeliotis breaks down what’s behind the rise in...
Expense Tracker/Replacement for Mint
As with many Mint users I was looking for a alternative when they announced their shutdown.
TLDR: Cashew is pretty good and free
I tested a few of the auto scraping alternatives (YNAB, Wealthica) but even though they were paid they didn't even have all the financial institutions.
Then I looked into manually entry and the top suggestion of Google Forms which turned out to be a pretty limited hack of a solution.
Finally stumbled on Cashew that had a proper mobile app, desktop web app, widgets, csv export. Perk of it also being free and open source(aka FOSS).
The whole app is actually impressively refined and noticeably better than the Mint Android app ever was.
As someone who had about 10,000 transactions in Mint from 2014 I was pretty hesitant on the switching to manual entry but everything is so streamlined it only takes 20 seconds from picking up my phone to entering a transaction once you have things setup.
- Touch widget
- Enter title
- Choose Category
- Enter amount
Few cons
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Some syncing issues between the Android and Web App
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General lack of documentation.
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When a Main Category has Sub Category it'll add a extra step for the SubCat every time you enter a transaction. Otherwise entering a transaction is 3 steps from a home screen.
Weekly Discussion - Personal Finance in Canada
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It now costs more to afford basic necessities in Calgary than in Vancouver, Toronto: StatsCan
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7054147
Does the latest Bank of Canada announcement mean it’s go time again for variable-rate mortgages?
Does the latest Bank of Canada announcement mean it’s go time again for variable-rate mortgages?
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-does-the-latest-bank-of-canada-announcement-mean-its-go-time-again-for/
‘If I was coming up for renewal, I would choose variable,’ True North mortgage agent Victor Tran says
Weekly Discussion - Personal Finance in Canada
Each week, we invite you to join this open conversation on a wide range of financial topics. Whether you’re interested in real estate, investments, the stock market, salary-related queries, or simply have general questions about managing your finances, this post is for you.
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