Avoiding US goods and services – from tech to whisky to air travel – has forced many to find a new way of living

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[–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

Search more in Canada. I haven't paid any fees in 10 years. But hey EU banks for the win.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago* (1 child)

    I've spent too much pain with credit unions already. No, they didn't work. Too many fees. I've spent literally years looking at different institutions in Canada and I have never found one that doesn't have fees for what I do. It's possible that what I do is different than what you do and that's why you're having a different experience.

    I have a VanCity account only to pay tax. That's it.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    Other Canadian Credit unions are no fee chequing and savings, no fee interac, no fee transfers berween products. Maybe there is a fee if you are doing something else?

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  • [–] 1 point 20 hours ago* (1 child)

    I demand no fees for:

    Savings, chequing, Bank to Bank transfers (Inc swift), direct deposit, debit, and credit.

    I won't pay fees anymore. I refuse. So it means I mostly can't work with Canadian financial institutions. That's fine, there's other options that work great with no fees.

    The only "gotcha" is you basically need a Canadian account to pay tax. But there's ways around that too...

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