Welcome to the Canada Day edition of the Money Hacks Carnival! This is the first carnival ever hosted at The Canadian Finance Blog so July 1st  seemed like a fitting day to host. Being Canada Day, I thought it would be a good idea to include some pictures and facts about our country. I hope you enjoy all these great articles!

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Editor’s Picks

Free From Broke presents AAA Is Good For More Than Automotive Assistance posted at Free From Broke.

Ray @ Financial Highway presents Honeymoon Planning Tips posted at Financial Highway.

Paul Van Lierop presents Manage Your Passwords and Protect Your Identity posted at FiscalGeek.

FMF presents Buy High, Sell Low: The Basic Instinct Driven Error of Investing posted at Free Money Finance.

ABC presents Should I Invest In Dividend Stocks (and what are they?) posted at ABCs of Investing.

Career

Todd presents There are Only Two Ways to Build Wealth posted at The Personal Finance Playbook.

Ben presents Start a Side Business in the Lazy Days of Summer posted at MoneySmartLife.com.

Chris Holdheide presents World Financial Group Review posted at StumbleForward.com.

Debt & Credit

jim presents How Debt Settlement Works posted at Bargaineering.

RateNerd presents 10 Things You May Not Know About Your Credit Card posted at RateNerd.

Billeater presents Stop Dragging Your Feet: Get Out of Debt Now posted at Billeater.com.

Leave Debt Behind presents 3 Sure Fire Ways to Raise Your Credit Score posted at LeaveDebtBehind.com.

CreditCardAssist.com presents What’s the Difference Between a Soft and Hard Credit Inquiry? posted at CreditCardAssist.com.

DR presents 0% Credit Cards–A Massive List of No Interest Credit Card Offers posted at The Dough Roller.

Canada Day marks the joining of the British colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada into a federation of four provinces (the Province of Canada being divided, in the process, into Ontario and Quebec) on July 1, 1867.

Debt Freedom Fighter presents How Can I Figure Out My Credit Score posted at DiscoverDebtFreedom.com.

Miss M presents Knowing Your Partner’s Credit posted at M is for Money.

PT presents Clearing Up Old Credit Report Errors: Reader Q&A posted at Prime Time Money.

Mr Credit Card presents What Happens to Joint Accounts or Authorized Users When Main Card Holder Files For Bankruptcy? posted at Ask Mr Credit Card’s Blog.

Ashley Baxter presents Can Credit Repair Companies Really “Fix Your Credit”? posted at SpendOnLife.ca.

Economy

David R. Lampsen presents Cash for Clunkers: We Never Learn posted at Personal Finance Analyst.

Frugality & Saving Money

Raj Patel presents Government-Sponsored Cell Phone Service posted at DebtGoal.

J. Money presents Blogging From The Beach, and Saving Money! posted at Budgets are Sexy.

Darwin presents How FSA Plan Account Contributions Can Save You Thousands posted at Darwin’s Finance.

Mrs. Money presents I Stopped Saving for Retirement posted at The Ultimate Money Blog.

Four Pillars presents Benefits Of An Online High Interest Savings Account posted at Four Pillars.

Studenomist presents Drawing The Line On Frugality Advice posted at Studenomics.

vh presents Microbudgeting: A new refinement posted at Funny about Money.

The name Canada comes from a St. Lawrence Iroquoian word, kanata, meaning “village” or “settlement”. In 1535, indigenous inhabitants of the present-day Quebec City region used the word to direct French explorer Jacques Cartier towards the village of Stadacona. Cartier later used the word Canada to refer not only to that particular village, but also the entire region; by 1545, European books and maps had begun referring to this region as Canada.

Madison presents You Need a Budget Review posted at My Dollar Plan.

d. ninja presents Dear Debt Punchers, quit being so awesome! posted at Punch Debt In The Face.

Miss Bankrupt presents Dollar Store Deals posted at Miss Bankrupt.

Abigail Perry presents Spending: Frustration and irrational guilt posted at i pick up pennies.

MLR presents Getting the Car Ready for Vacation posted at My Life ROI, Getting the Best Return On Life.

Kate Kashman presents Another Twist on the Income Debate posted at The Paycheck Chronicles.

Barry presents Learn To Survive On A $100 Grocery Budget posted at Associate Money.

Income

passive family income presents How to Pay for your Virtual Assistant posted at Passive Family Income.

MBB presents How To Win The Powerball Lottery posted at Money Blue Book Blog.

Insurance

Money Beagle presents One Reason For High Medical Costs Is All The Paper posted at Money Beagle.

MatthewPaulson presents How to Cancel Your PMI Insurance posted at FineTunedFinances.com.

Savings Toolbox presents A Six Step Plan for Shopping for Life Insurance posted at SavingsToolbox.com.

Helen presents Is title insurance worth buying? posted at Affine Financial Services.

Investing

Matt SF presents What Does “Buy on the Dips” Actually Mean? posted at Steadfast Finances.

D4L presents Five Dividend Stocks Raising Their Dividends posted at Dividends Value.

Jeff Rose presents 12 Common IRA Mistakes To Avoid posted at Good Financial Cents.

Investing School presents Passive Investing Convert posted at Investing School.

Dividend Growth Investor presents Coca Cola (KO) Dividend Stock Analysis posted at Dividend Growth Investor.

Diane Steward presents 25 Essential Investing Cheat sheets posted at ETFdb.

Tushar Mathur presents Can’t Control the Markets? Try controlling the Costs posted at Everything Finance.

Aryn presents Get a Second Opinion on Your First Home posted at Sound Money Matters.

Zach Scheidt presents Ctrip – High Hopes, High Valuation, High Chance of Failure posted at ZachStocks.

The current Canadian flag made its first appearance on February 15, 1965. The Canadian Red Ensign and the shield of the royal arms of Canada, was lowered at the stroke of noon, and the new Maple Leaf flag was raised.

ChristianPF presents Should you convert your IRA to a Roth in 2010? posted at Christian Personal Finance.

Manshu presents Silver ETF List posted at OneMint.

The Investor presents Cash and bonds are different investments posted at Monevator.

nickel presents Converting Mutual Funds Into Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Without Incurring Taxes posted at fivecentnickel.com.

Zach Scheidt presents Focus Media – An Opportunity to “Create” SINA posted at ZachStocks.

Craig Ford presents Poor Returns? Some torture their financial adviser posted at Money Help For Christians.

Babak presents Golden Cross: Bullish Technical Formation posted at Trader’s Narrative.

Paul Kamp presents Of Risk and Men posted at Don’t Quit Your Day Job – Personal Finance, Economics and Investing.

40percent 20years – All About Dividends presents 40percent 20years – All About Dividends: Basic strategy posted at 40percent 20years – All About Dividends.

Other

Chris McClelland presents Being lazy is costing you money! posted at Lucrative Investing.

Deposit Accounts presents Transferring Money Between Banks Takes Forever posted at Deposit Accounts.

Wojciech Kulicki presents The 7 Habits of Personal Finance – Part II posted at Fiscal Fizzle.

MoneyNing presents Side Hustle, Self Employed, Entrepreneurship posted at Money Ning.

GoldBug presents Debt Doesn’t Always Mean Inflation: Remember Japan posted at Gold Investing.

Canada’s 2006 census counted a total population of 31,612,897. Population growth is from immigration and, to a lesser extent, natural growth. About three-quarters of Canada’s population live within 150 kilometres (90 miles) of the United States border.

Jeff@StretchyDollar presents Alice.com – Household Shopping Made Easy posted at StretchyDollar.

Single Guy Money presents Money Question for Couples posted at Single Guy Money.

kathryn presents Michael Jackson’s Financial Legacy posted at Out of Debt – Christian Finances and Debt Help.

Britannica Blog presents Vigilante Justice: Elderly Gang Tortures Financial Planner Who Lost Them Millions posted at Britannica Blog.

Shadox presents Why I Want to Be Rich posted at Money and Such.

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