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12 credit card mistakes you can't afford to make

12 Credit Card Mistakes You Can’t Afford To Make

by Team Genius | Jul 2, 2025

Credit card mistakes include treating your credit limit as extra income, making only the minimum payment, ignoring your monthly statements, using your debit card instead of your credit card, overlooking your credit card points, not utilizing your insurance coverage, and more.

11 Steps to Get Out of Credit Card Debt Quickly

11 Steps to Get Out of Credit Card Debt Quickly

by Team Genius | Jun 18, 2025

Need help to consolidate and pay your credit card debt? Here are 11 steps to help tackle your debt, plus a calculator and the average credit card debt in Canada.

Newcomers To Canada – How To Kick-Start Your Finances

Newcomers To Canada – How To Kick-Start Your Finances

by Team Genius | Mar 16, 2023

For newcomers to Canada, there's a lot of things to do, not the least of which is getting your finances in order. Here's our guide to doing just that – what to do, and what to look for.

Top no fee credit cards with 1% cash back (or more) on all purchases

Top No Fee Credit Cards with 1% Cash Back (or More) On All Purchases

by Team Genius | Oct 14, 2022

If you're looking to get at least 1% return just by shopping for things you'd buy anyway, look no further. This list of top five cash back credit cards are all free of fees, will give you 1% cash return, and more.

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