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Qtrade Review 2025 – Canada’s Best Broker
Current Qtrade New Customer Promotion Qtrade currently has the best cash-back promo offer on the market in an effort to get you to try their…
Best Canadian Online Brokers – November 2025
As the temperatures start to dip downward, it’s clear that Canada’s best online brokerages are in a battle that just keeps heating up. The big…
Tangerine Bank Review 2025
While our EQ Bank Review details why it is our top pick for Canada’s best online bank and high interest savings account, Tangerine is our…
Buying a House in Canada – Why I Can’t Wait To NOT Be a Homeowner
I originally wrote this article about buying a house in Canada back in 2021 – right as the price of housing was picking up. I…
Canadian Financial Summit 2025
It’s that time of the year… the leaves are falling, pumpkin spice lattes are brewing, and for MDJ’s Kyle Prevost – it’s back to the…
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If you're new around here, I go by Frugal Trader and I started this site back in 2006 to set goals for myself and track my learning progress. Over the last fourteen years, I've publicly shared my path to financial freedom, from what discount brokerages and high interest savings accounts I use, to the unique ways I've found to save money.
The Million Dollar Journey team is proud to now include writers from all across Canada, representing a diverse array of backgrounds and unique points of view.
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Qtrade Review 2025 – Canada’s Best Broker
Current Qtrade New Customer Promotion Qtrade currently has the best cash-back promo…
Questrade Review 2025
Is Questrade Safe & Secure? One of the most common questions that…
Wealthsimple Review 2025
What is Wealthsimple? Wealthsimple was founded back in 2014 by Michael Katchen,…
EQ Bank Review 2025
EQ Bank Account Options and Interest Rates Account Type Interest Rate Best…
Dividend Stocks Rock Review 2025
Investing on your own is not an easy task. From mutual funds…
Neo Financial Mastercard Review 2025
The new Neo Financial Mastercard or “Neo MastercardTM” is the next big…
Justwealth Review 2025
Why Justwealth? As I’ve updated my Justwealth review over the years, they…
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Million Dollar Journey.com began back in 2006, and boasts nearly 50,000 comments. Benefit from their collective wisdom and read what our community has to say about Canadian finance in 2025.
I’m in Vancouver, similar situation for us. Also, in retirement we may sell our house and move to a lower…
October 27, 2025 on post Buying a House in Canada – Why I Can’t Wait To NOT Be a HomeownerWe own our home, and have been there since 2006. Our family has connections with our neighbors, kids have friends…
October 27, 2025 on post Buying a House in Canada – Why I Can’t Wait To NOT Be a HomeownerTell me I’m wrong; If we are a lousy savers, then Buying a home with a mortgage forces us to…
October 27, 2025 on post Buying a House in Canada – Why I Can’t Wait To NOT Be a HomeownerJust received 80 page book from National Bank, purportedly explaining the migration from Motive Financial. That 80 pages are needed…
October 23, 2025 on post Motive Financial Review 2025It just does not make sense to me that despite the tariffs and economic downturns, the TSX is growing at…
October 18, 2025 on post US vs Canada: Trump Tariffs Lead to Trade WarMoved some of my accounts over from Scotia iTrade last year to take advantage of the promotional offer since I…
October 15, 2025 on post TD Direct Investing Review 2025Boy it has been a while since I have been on this thread. Since then, the PC Financial World Elite…
October 15, 2025 on post Top No Fee Rewards Credit Cards in Canada
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Technically not a bank but you can do most banking functions with Wealthsimple. I’ve been “banking” with them for a…
November 3, 2025 on post Best Online Banks in Canada 2025