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Are you a fan of college sports?

I never played any sports in school nor did I do much of anything physical. I was the kind of student that worked full-time. I would go to school, get my work done, and leave. I trained at my local gym and attended a few kickboxing classes. I never got in with the whole college sports culture.

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Every spring brings two things to Toronto: Canada Blooms and the National Home Show. Every year, the National Home Show seems to get bigger and better and it always brings some great inspiration and help from the experts who attend. This year was no different.

We have a lovely treat for you today on the blog. It's the perfect end to your work week and it will help start your weekend off on the right foot. Has your credit card ever been stolen and you thought "Why Me?" Well if it's any comfort, credit card fraud happens to the best of us.

Have you ever had your credit card stolen? If you're like most Canadians - 70% of us to be exact - the answer is probably yes. If you've ever been a victim of credit card fraud you know it's a total nightmare. As a company that encourages you to take advantage of all the benefits credit cards have to offer we want to help make credit card fraud as painless as possible.

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Do you get excited at the prospect of spending thousands of dollars on a vehicle? Yeah? Really? Not me, my friend. Buying my first car was stressful. I didn’t know much to how to spend, what kind of car to get, or what kinds of questions to ask. I wished I had a go-to guide for buying my first car but now that I’ve bought a few cars, I’ve learned a few things and can pass them on to you:

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Has your credit card ever been stolen? If so when the credit card company called you to verify the transactions you thought to yourself Why would they buy that!? I know I have.

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Editor's Note: Good morning and happy Monday! We're all back to work after March Break and the kiddos are back in school. It went by too fast if you ask me. Did you use your credit card during your time off last week? Our friend Stefanie from The Broke and Beautiful Life did and guess what? It was stolen! Please welcome her to our blog today as she tells the story of what happened and how she was able to fix it. Enjoy!

Happy Friday! As March Break comes to an end you may still be dreaming of hotel rooms and pools; but for most adults Monday means back to work and for the kiddos it's back to school.

 

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Good morning! Today we have a special guest on our blog, please welcome Marissa from Thirty Six Months. She's currently working and travelling around Europe; she's here today to share tips on how to save money in Barcelona, Spain. Enjoy!

About a year ago, I encouraged my girlfriend to throw off the shackles of our normal lives and do something extraordinary. For some reason she actually listened to me, and a few months later we found ourselves in South Korea, some 9,000km from home. She would be teaching English, while I would be squatting somewhat legally in the apartment provided by her boss.

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