Every day their seems to be a new company or service being introduced to the marketplace that's part of our increasing demand for a more sharing economy. If you have extra resources that aren't being used you might as well get some money for them. List your car at the Turo website. It’s free to register and you set the pricing and availability. Once listed, your car can be viewed by a community of Turo renters (...)
Consider this very common scenario: You've been living in a home for five years, but have decided to upgrade to a bigger, nicer home across town. Your old home hasn't sold yet and is still listed on the market. Since you've already taken possession of your new home and have excitedly moved all your contents in, your old home is now left vacant temporarily (...)
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has released another auto insurance reform for 2016. Some of these changes might have affected your insurance policy already, such as the winter tire discount (January 1st), but most of these changes won't be effective until June 1, 2016. They consist of items like raising comprehensive deductibles and lowering interest payments (...)
As of January 6, 2016 Aviva Canada Inc. has announced that they are working on an insurance solution for UberX drivers, or for any other drivers that use their personal vehicles to transport paying passengers. This coverage is set to be available early February, as an endorsement placed on your current Aviva policy (...)
Winter weather can be challenging but being prepared will make sure you’re home, safe and dry, without disruption. The reliability of your car can suffer in severe weather conditions. We’ve put together a simple guide to help you avoid car trouble in the winter, helping you with interior, exterior, locks and hinges, and emergency survival kits (...)
If you are considering traveling this holiday season or are planning on escaping the cold this winter (I'm sure it'll get cold soon enough), you might want to consider the benefits of travel insurance as part of your pre-planning. Travel insurance policies can be bought to include multiple trips in one year, or just a single vacation (...)
In today's highly connected world everyone is a critic, from posting your reviews on Yelp, Google, Amazon, or any other forum. It's fairly easy to voice your opinion when you can do it essentially anonymous on the internet. You can review local businesses, crafts you found on Etsy, and car manufacturers. Pretty much anything now a days has a website or three that allows you share your opinion (...)
Why pay a large price tag for something when you can rent it cheaper from a stranger online? That is the principle for a range of new online services that enable people to share cars, their homes, bicycles, and household appliances. Companies such as AirBnB, which lets people rent out their homes or spare rooms, or Uber (...)
It's approaching that time of the year again that everyone enjoys - winter. Most of you will be toughing it out in the frigid temperatures, shoveling your long driveways, or cruising down the road in total blindness at 30km/h. While some of the more fortunate will be booking tropical vacations for weeks at a time, or maybe even the entire winter (...)
