How Canadians can use USD when traveling & transfer USD from Paypal to USD at a bank in Canada or Questrade (Royal Bank of Canada RBC, Wise formerly Transferwise and TD Bank)
Ahhhh U.S. I work so much with Americans and get paid a lot in $USD but always get screwed with $USD to $CAD conversions that it makes me annoyed. So I thought — how can I ju
Send money internationally and cheap, with Xoom a new Paypal Service
I saw a few ads for this, but never bothered to look into it until my mom asked me to see if it was cheaper than her wiring the money and paying up to $60 CAD each time as a fee. N
What are the top 1% salaries around the world – what would you need to make?
Ever wonder what you’d need to make to be in the top 1%? All in U.S. dollars. 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates: $891K 🇸🇬Singapore: $694K 🇺🇸United States: $478K 🇧🇭Ba
Travel: What it’s like to visit China – Economy and Standards of Living
This is part of the Travel: What it’s like to visit each city series I’m doing, to talk about what it’s like to see each city I’ve been through, from a fo
Investing Series: Investing in ETFs / ETPs in Australia or New Zealand
Giving some investing series link love to my friends Down Under in Australia and New Zealand. I write more for North America but for people wanting to learn how to invest, I figure
Would it be better if the government forced us to save 40% for retirement?
Nelson’s post about how we have a problem with financial literacy as a whole reminded me of something I had planned to blog about but never got around to. “Maybe Sing
North American versus European Approaches to Debt and Saving
Pauline wrote a great post called: The French Approach to Debt, and being with someone who is from France (and who has worked all over Europe) who has lived in the U.S. with me as
Ever wonder how your country or city compares worldwide in terms of Cost of Living?
Then check out this chart by Expatistan: And just because I’m a geek, here are some highlights / points: Canada debuts with Toronto at #32 Montreal, Canada is in spot
You can get more money if you’re unemployed in France than if you work minimum wage
Heard on the French radio the other day (Les Grosses Têtes) that a guy did some research between a family that was unemployed (neither parent working) and a family with two parent
Save like a developing country: Global savings rates around the world
The only data I’ve been able to get for all the countries at once, is for the year 2010. Luckily, it isn’t so far off from 2013, and the savings rates at a quick glance