Newcomer In Canada? What You Need To Know About Money, Explained
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- If you clicked on this video, you're probably a newcomer to Canada, who wants to know what you should know from a money perspective in order to get ahead (or at least get on track) and have a successful future. Well, you're in the right place!
We're going to cover the beginner friendly, foundational information that you need to know in order to get a full overview of how the North American financial system works, inlcuding the banking system, the credit system, the tax system, and starting to invest your money.
If you have any other questions, make sure you ask away in the comments below!
0:00 Everything You Need To Know About Money
1:51 How The Banking System Works In Canada
4:15 Selecting A Bank (+ Is Your Money Safe?)
7:30 How The Credit System Works In Canada
11:15 How A Credit Card Works
14:58 How A Credit Score Works
19:05 How The Tax System Works In Canada
22:39 How To Invest Money In Canada
25:35 How To Get Ahead With Your Money In Canada
28:49 Make Sure You Avoid Financial Scams!
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Do you have any questions about money as a newcomer in Canada? Ask away! 👀
I'm based in the US and I'm not even Canadian, but I must say you guys did a great job on explaining basic financial literacy to newcomers 👏🏽
Thank you so much! 🙏🏿🙌🏻
Great information! Useful for young Canadians of all stripes and colours. Pretty sure I'm going to make my 18 year old son watch this video.
Amazing - we love to hear that! 😊
To be honest as an international student who just moved to Canada I learned a lot from this video
I didn’t know I wasn’t paying my credit cards right until i watched this video . Thanks for sharing
I moved to Canada about 2 years ago and banking system here looks very nuanced. It looks like all digital things are just a wrapper around legacy paper banking system and banking system resists to modern changes.
Cons: there is still division between debit and credit cards, people are still using insecure paper cheques, account numbers are legacy (not IBANS), transactions processing inside Canada sometimes takes hours or even days. Some places accept only debits, some - only credits, some even only cash. And when Costco accepts only MasterCards is the cherry on the top 🍰.
Pros: mortgages look relatively easy, investing opportunities (TFSA, RRSP, etc) are pretty cool, private property laws are pretty well established and capital accumulation is a relatively easy thing (if not a cost of living).
Could you guys do a video on the best way to save for children’s future. For school savings or just helping them get a head in life. Thanks
We have a video that breaks down the RESP - check that one out. 😊 But we’ll definitely add a more in depth video on children’s futures to our list.
Coming next month, grateful for this video ✨🙌
Amazing to hear 😊 we hope that the move goes well!
I wish this video was available when I immigrated. You guys are doing and awesome job... keep up the good work Steph & Den
Thank you so much 😊
You guys always have Great informational tips 🔥❤️🔥
Thank you so much! 🙏🏿🙌🏻
Best Canadian Financial content creators! Thanks guys, you are the reason I started investing & having a portfolio of $40K now ❤
Thank you so much! + that's AMAZING, we're so happy to hear that! 🙏🏿🙌🏻
Thank you for this video
Of course! 😊
Great content guys!
Thank you so much! 😊
Hii guysss! You both are amazing! I love your videos 😊 thank you for all you do ❤
I’m wondering if it makes sense to have a TFSA account for the initial purpose of saving up for a masters program that you plan to begin 2 years from now. What are your thoughts?
I love this video!!! Thank you so much for creating this.
Yay, we’re happy to hear that! Thank you for watching 😊
Thank you for this information that’s never talked about for newcomers. Grateful 🙌🏾
Of course! 🙏🏿🙌🏻
What an insightful video. Thank you for sharing
My Question: with respect to credit utilisation, is it okay to spend over the 30% during your billing cycle as long as you bring the balance back down to 30 or below before your statement prints
Do credit card companies report your account activities to credit bureau or just your statement balance at the end of the cycle
We’re glad it was helpful. 😊
And yes, you can spend over 30%, but you don’t want to carry that balance throughout the month or into the next month. It’s best practice to make multiple payments throughout your billing cycle so that you can reduce the balance that gets reported.
Also, credit companies report your payments based on your billing cycle - the details of what you purchased doesn’t matter. What matters is whether you made the full payment after all of your spending. The total amount (so how much you owe) for each billing cycle is what the credit bureau cares about.
Thank you for doing this! I'm coming to canada next year
Of course! We hope this was helpful 😊
Great great video . Thank you 👏👏. I got a "medium" credit score knowing that I always pay back before the due date, and I have all bills on authorized payments. My bank even raised my credit limit
Thank you! We’re glad you like it 😊
The Dennis part sounds like a Boring business class
Then it sounds like this isn’t the channel for you 😊 but, we hope you found the information helpful!
@@stephandden lol, I have a degree in Business; I was really joking. I love y'all.
Is it possible for a newcomer to open an investment account ?
Yes! For example, you can open up a TFSA as long as you’re 18 years old, have a valid SIN and are a resident of Canada. 😊
You can also open up a taxable account regardless of your status, but you’ll have to pay taxes on your investments. We have a playlist with all of the accounts available - check it out.
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So quick 🥳
So simple and great advice as usual! For cars there are also tires to change/store twice a year 🥲
Thank you so much 😊 And great point - there are so many ‘small’ car expenses that add up!