Category: Frugal Living
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Questrade Now Offers Free Trades
I’ve been a fan of Questrade since moving to Canada, as they are one of the Canadian brokerages that is most US-person friendly. At the same time, I’ve had to give the edge to Wealthsimple, as they offered free trades on stocks and ETFs, whereas Questrade just offered free buys. It doesn’t make a difference…
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Fee-Free International ATMs for EQ Bank and Wealthsimple
The Measure of a Plan has put together a page listing ATMs around the world (currently 67 bank companies in 40 countries) where Wealthsimple and EQ Bank customers can withdraw foreign currency without paying either foreign exchange fees or ATM transaction fees. Wealthsimple and EQ Bank are both good resources for crossborder folks (as they…
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Travel Hacking in Canada as a US Citizen
When we first moved to Canada, I hung up my travel hacking hat. Between COVID and our new immigration, there was enough going on. After a year or so, though, I got the itch. At first, I looked at Canadian credit cards, but their sign-up bonuses were much more modest. That’s why I started researching…