Easter long weekend is only a few weeks away, which means families will put all their eggs in one basket – or more, depending on the number of children in the home. Filling those Easter baskets with chocolate eggs and small toys can become very expensive, especially if your family is on a tight budget.

If you end up struggling to maintain your finances, one of the reasons could be that you have an ineffective budget.  The concept of a budget seems simple – spend less money than you earn.  But the concept isn’t that easy for everyone, especially when sales and other incentives encourage you to spend.

It’s that time of year when students put the books aside in order to enjoy a little freedom through March break.  Although the week off varies depending on the school, now is the time of year to enjoy the end of winter or get an early start on warmer weather.

The spring season will officially begin as of March 20, and housing experts consider spring a very busy home buying season.  There are many home buying opportunities across the country as interest rates remain near record lows with the potential to lower in the short term, providing Canadians with a more affordable home financing plan.

LowestRates.ca made its radio debut in February and aired its first-ever jingle.  We think it’s got a nice ring to it, but we’re biased.  Listen below and tell us what you think!

Earlier this month, we launched our February giveaway, “My Lucky Valentine” and gave our site users the chance to win up to $300 with the submission of a mortgage, life insurance, or auto insurance inquiry form.  Yesterday marked the end of February and our contest and we are very excited to present to you our lucky winner!

Earlier this month, Justin Thouin, President and CEO of LowestRates.ca, was invited to 103.9 Proud FM for a special 1-on-1 interview with Mike Chalut. They talked about the company and then took a tour of the site to find a credit card. Mike’s lively personality added some spice to this interview!

LowestRates.ca and 103.9 Proud FM of Toronto held a contest last week from February 4-8, giving Proud FM listeners the chance to win 1 of 3 $100 prepaid credit cards.  The winners were annou

These are the lucky winners of our prepaid credit card contest:

Pedro Lopes

Dora Kuhar

Franca Loria

Thanks again to all who participated. Stay tuned for more from LowestRates.ca!

Valentine’s Day is a special day for lovers to express their true feelings for each other. However, those feelings can be expensive to express as the collective cost of jewellery, flowers, and dinner costs over $100 for an average Valentine’s date.

Congratulations to Chris Hadfield for living the dream of space colonization and for serving as a Canadian representative in the most foreign jurisdiction humanly possible.  Chris has been very engaging with the rest of us Earth-dwellers – such as using Twitter to send photos of Earth from space to his followers, and speaking via satellite to schools and the media while floating around in zero gravity.