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Using Planwise to create a money plan

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CF / October 29th, 2012 / 17 Comments

Have you heard of Planwise yet? They’re an up and coming San Francisco based technology company that has created a pretty slick web app to help consumers plan out their finances. The basic idea is that you give the app your financial stats – income, expenses, debts and so on – and then add “Plans” on top off your baseline. Plans could be things like taking out a...

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Tackling my student loans

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CF / June 12th, 2012 / 8 Comments

Student loans are like the opposite sides of the same coin. The growing student loan debt held by young people has been a major topic in recent news. On one hand, it’s a great equalizer because it helps to provide access to post secondary education for individuals who may not be able to afford it otherwise. Having student loans also gives you access to bursaries and scholarships not available...

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