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Investment Savings Accounts: Maximize Interest in Your Brokerage Account

Have you ever wondered why the idle cash in your brokerage account yields next to no interest ? The answer…

4 days ago

[Updated] High Interest Savings Deal Alert: CIBC Offering up to 4.60% [was 4.75%] (New Customers Only)

Attention Fellow Savers! CIBC is offering a promotional interest rate of up to 4.60% for the first 120 days for…

1 month ago

Tangerine Credit Cards: 10% Cash Back Offer Extended [Ends January 31, 2026]

Readers of the Thrifty blog will know that the no annual fee Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card and the Tangerine World…

2 months ago

[Updated] High Interest Savings Deal Alert: Simplii Financial Offering 4.50% [ends January 31, 2026]

Attention Fellow Savers! Simplii has a new promotional offer for its high interest savings account: 4.50% on new deposits by…

2 months ago

Save Money on Your Next U.S. Car Rental: Use E-ZPass

Overview Don't Get Gouged by Your Car Rental Company When driving a rental car on toll roads, you'll always end…

8 months ago

[Updated] High Interest Savings Deal Alert: Tangerine Now Offering 4.50% to New Clients (includes U.S. Dollar Savings; Ends November 12, 2025)

Attention Fellow Savers ! Tangerine has increased its promotional offer: a savings interest rate of 4.50% to new clients for…

9 months ago

High Interest Savings ETFs: Another Option for Yield-Seeking Investors

High Interest Savings ETFs are another option for investors searching for higher yield on idle brokerage account balances.  While similar…

12 months ago

Don’t Sleep on SBI Bank’s USD GIC

Attention Fellow Savers! SBI Bank Canada is an under-the-radar choice for USD GICs, often offering rates significantly higher than the…

1 year ago

EQ Bank: U.S. Dollar Account

EQ Bank's U.S. Dollar Account, is a Thrifty favorite for anyone wanting to earn higher interest on U.S. Dollar savings.…

1 year ago

How to Earn Higher Interest on USD Savings

The US Federal Reserve has started to lower its target interest rate. We set out some strategies for earning more…

1 year ago

High Interest Savings Deal Alert: DUCA Offering 6% [this offer is no longer on DUCA’s website]

Attention Fellow Savers! DUCA has increased its "earn more" promotional offer and is now offering 6% interest for new money…

2 years ago

A Three-Month Term Deposit Paying 5.05%? [this rate has expired]

Attention Fellow Savers! We wanted to bring to your attention Hubert Financial's Redeemable One-Year Term Deposit. This product offers the…

2 years ago

[this offer has ended] High Interest Savings Deal Alert: Manulife Bank Offering 5% [new deposits only]

Attention Fellow Savers! Manulife Bank is offering 5% for the first 4 months on new deposits to a newly opened…

2 years ago

A Primer on Deposit Insurance

Deposits placed with Canadian regulated banks and credit unions are generally insured by the Canadian Federal Government or a Provincial…

3 years ago

[This offer has ended] Deal Alert: EQ Bank Offering 5.00% on its 1-year GIC

Attention Fellow Savers! EQ Bank, a Thrifty favorite, is running a limited-time promotional offer: 5.00% on its 1-year GIC. You…

3 years ago

The National Bank World Elite Mastercard – Why it Deserves a Place in Your Wallet

We continue our curated profile of credit cards that are worth the annual fee with our review of the National…

3 years ago

[this offer has ended] High Interest Savings Deal Alert: RBC Offering 4.2% for 3 months

Attention Fellow Savers! RBC Royal Bank is offering 4.2% interest for deposits made in the first 3 months in its…

3 years ago

[this offer has ended] High Interest Savings Deal Alert: Manulife Bank Offering 3.75% interest (new accounts only) [was 3.50%]

Attention Fellow Savers! Manulife Bank is offering a promotional interest rate of 3.75% in its Advantage Account. The offer is…

3 years ago

[this offer has ended] High Interest Savings Deal Alert: National Bank of Canada Offering 4.25% (New and Existing Accounts)

Attention Fellow Savers! National Bank of Canada is offering a promotional rate of 4.25% until December 13, 2022 on new…

3 years ago

What are the Best Student Bank Accounts in Canada?

Mr. Thrifty wants to give you his thoughts on Canada's best student bank accounts. Calling All Students: The Big Banks…

3 years ago