Group items tagged

"If you're addicted to traveling like I am, you probably make sure you carry a Visa and a Mastercard where ever you go (you'd be surprised how many places overseas don't accept Mastercard)."

Canada is getting ready to ditch the penny, but that doesn't mean that the Royal Canadian Mint is going to have nothing to do. Starting on Monday, the mint will issue a glow-in-the-dark coin featuring the first dinosaur discovered in northern Alberta, the Pachyrhinosaurus lacusti.

The latest Canadian money is made from polymers and partially transparent. Canada released $100 bills in late 2011, and has a plan to put bills of lower denominations in circulation through the end of 2013. The new bills are meant to be more secure -- not just look cool.

The Canadian penny is being phased out, and that means that some people are considering what to do with their pennies. However, pennies will still be legal tender in Canada, so you can use them. Here are some ideas for what to do with your pennies.

The Canadian penny is being phased out, and that means that some people are considering what to do with their pennies. However, pennies will still be legal tender in Canada, so you can use them. Here are some ideas for what to do with your pennies.

The Canadian penny is being phased out, and that means that some people are considering what to do with their pennies. However, pennies will still be legal tender in Canada, so you can use them. Here are some ideas for what to do with your pennies.

In order to cut back, the Harper government's newest budget eliminates the penny. For quite some time, it has cost more to make a penny than a penny's face value -- even though it's been years since the penny was even made mostly of copper.