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Adapted from an article by Kathryn Benedicto, online activist, and thrifty consumer.

It is no secret that organic products have a reputation for being more costly. In fact, some people use the price premium to justify branding organic consumers as elitist, a charge that's even been leveled in the pages of the Sierra Club magazine. To those of us who are simply trying to make healthier choices about what goes into our bodies, our air, our soil, and our water, that's a real shame. What we should all realize is that there are ways for everyday people to trim their organic grocery bill and rein it in from being a budget-buster to something that's more within reach.

Submitted by Todd Kennelly, Investment Specialist, Vancity

Today most people live paycheque to paycheque and it’s not uncommon to have ten different monthly payments. There are more and more people getting debt consolidation loans and it’s becoming harder to save with the easy access to credit. This is creating financial hardships with not being able to save and can interfere with your financial goals and dreams. By getting back to the basics of saving money it will help you to establish your financial goals and to manage your debts effectively.

Adapted from an article by Julie Cazzin and Ian McGugan, MoneySense magazine

When we asked a cross-section of Canada's leading experts on personal finance what they considered the greatest money tips of all time, we figured we would get a half-dozen or so points that would emphasize worthy but boring topics like compound interest or spousal RRSPs.

We were wrong.