In yesterday's blog, we provided a number of tips for post-secondary students on how to budget for the back-to-school season. With everything from tuition to residence fees, those going to college and university have some of the largest expenditures of just about anyone this time of the year. With the help of business reporter Madhavi Acharya-Tom Yew of The Toronto…

It's official. Today is the last day of August. And although we have another 21 days to go before we can call the glorious season of summer over, everyone knows that with September starting tomorrow, the school year is about to begin. It's pretty hard to still call it “summer” when you are in the classroom, isn't it? It's even…

One way to tell whether or not the economy is rebounding is to take a look at the purchasing trends of consumers. In Canada, it appears as if customers are gaining confidence. According to a QMI Agency report that came out today, the confidence seems to be growing in a big way. Car sales have significantly boosted this summer, according…