<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Smart Canadian &#187; Feature</title>
	<atom:link href="http://smartcanadian.ca/category/money/feature/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://smartcanadian.ca</link>
	<description>Being A Smart Canadian</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:25:55 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>A Cost Analysis Of Ontario&#8217;s Harmonised Sales Tax HST</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2010/03/28/a-cost-analysis-of-ontarios-harmonised-sales-tax-hst/</link>
		<comments>http://smartcanadian.ca/2010/03/28/a-cost-analysis-of-ontarios-harmonised-sales-tax-hst/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harmonised sales tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ontario]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smartcanadian.ca/?p=145</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The new Harmonised Sales Tax, also known as the HST, will be coming to effect in Ontario July 1st 2010. This means for certain products and services we will be paying 8% more from that day. The biggest question is how it will affect families and businesses. According to Government of Ontario 83% of the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://smartcanadian.ca/2010/03/28/a-cost-analysis-of-ontarios-harmonised-sales-tax-hst/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Basics of Housing Mortgages</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2010/02/17/basics-of-housing-mortgages/</link>
		<comments>http://smartcanadian.ca/2010/02/17/basics-of-housing-mortgages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[closed morgtage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fixed rate mortgage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open mortgage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[variable rate mortgage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrm]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smartcanadian.ca/?p=114</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Canadian government has announced tightening of mortgage and financing rules beginning April 19th. The government has though declined to consider reducing the current maximum amortization period of 35 years and the minimum down payment of five percent of the value of the house. Here are some basic pointers to the different types of mortgages [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://smartcanadian.ca/2010/02/17/basics-of-housing-mortgages/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sunoco Performance Points &#8212; A Gas Card With Rewards &#8211; 4</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/09/24/sunoco-performance-points-a-gas-card-with-rewards-4/</link>
		<comments>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/09/24/sunoco-performance-points-a-gas-card-with-rewards-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air miles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Esso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Esso Extra Points]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBC MasterCard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petro Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petro Points]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[petrol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[points]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rewards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunoco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunoco Performance Points]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smartcanadian.ca/?p=94</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The price of gas (petrol) has gone up over the years, but there is nothing we can do about it. If there is at least a small degree of comfort, it is that with strategic use, you could get something back from the gas stations or companies, and this is in the form of the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/09/24/sunoco-performance-points-a-gas-card-with-rewards-4/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Shell Canada &#8212; Tanking With Rewards &#8211; 3</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/09/23/shell-canada-tanking-with-rewards-3/</link>
		<comments>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/09/23/shell-canada-tanking-with-rewards-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air miles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMO Shell MasterCard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Esso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Esso Extra Points]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petro Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petro Points]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[petrol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shell canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunoco]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smartcanadian.ca/?p=84</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The price of gas (petrol) has gone up over the years, but there is nothing we can do about it. If there is at least a small degree of comfort, it is that with strategic use, you could get something back from the gas stations or companies, and this is in the form of the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/09/23/shell-canada-tanking-with-rewards-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Esso Extra Points Card &#8212; A Gas Card With Rewards &#8211; 2</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/09/16/esso-extra-points-card-a-gas-station-card-with-rewards-2/</link>
		<comments>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/09/16/esso-extra-points-card-a-gas-station-card-with-rewards-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aeroplan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Airmiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian Hockey Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Esso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Esso Extra Points]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBC Points]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hockey Jersey Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kidney Foundation of Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petro Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petro Points]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBC Rewards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBC Royal Bank Esso Visa Card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[royal bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunoco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zellers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smartcanadian.ca/?p=77</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The price of gas (petrol) has gone up over the years, but there is nothing we can do about it. If there is at least a small degree of comfort, it is that with strategic use, you could get something back from the gas stations or companies, and this is in the form of the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/09/16/esso-extra-points-card-a-gas-station-card-with-rewards-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Petro Points Card &#8211; A Gas Station Card With Rewards</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/09/13/petro-points-card-a-gas-station-card-with-rewards/</link>
		<comments>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/09/13/petro-points-card-a-gas-station-card-with-rewards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amazon.ca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian Cancer Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CancerConnection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Esso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[itravel2000.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petro Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petro Points]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunoco]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smartcanadian.ca/?p=75</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The price of gas (petrol) has gone up over the years, but there is nothing we can do about it. If there is at least a small degree of comfort, it is that with strategic use, you could get something back from the gas stations or companies, and this is in the form of the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/09/13/petro-points-card-a-gas-station-card-with-rewards/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>MBNA Smart Cash Card &#8212; A Free Card That Gives Something Back</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/08/09/mbna-smart-cash-card-a-free-card-that-gives-something-back/</link>
		<comments>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/08/09/mbna-smart-cash-card-a-free-card-that-gives-something-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cash-back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mbna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mbna smart cash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mbna smart cash credit card]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smartcanadian.ca/?p=51</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to have a credit card for which you do not have to pay any monthly/annual fee but from which you can actually earn some bucks through cash-back programs (these are like the rewards points – the difference being the credit is accrued in real dollar terms, not just points)? Well, MBNA’s Smart [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/08/09/mbna-smart-cash-card-a-free-card-that-gives-something-back/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA)</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/02/22/the-tax-free-savings-account-tfsa/</link>
		<comments>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/02/22/the-tax-free-savings-account-tfsa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TFSA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smartcanadian.ca/?p=21</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What it is it?

This is a new type of savings account announced by the federal government.
Starting January 2009, a person at least 18 years of age and having a Canadian Social Insurance Number (SIN) can open a TFSA account and invest a maximum of 5000 dollars a year.
The income derived (such as interest and capital gains) from the account will not be taxed. But investment into the account will not be tax deductible.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://smartcanadian.ca/2009/02/22/the-tax-free-savings-account-tfsa/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
