Imagine you have two saplings to plant. You carefully select a nice spot in your garden and plant them. Over time you pay attention to the one closest to the house; fertilizing and feeding the soil with plant food, watering it during dry times and carefully pruning it. The other you left to grow on its own still continues to grow, but doesn’t look quite as full and lush as the other tree.

You’ve made all the right moves and have finally been rewarded. All that hard work at school has helped you land the job that launches your career.

A registered education saving plan is a valuable tool to build post-secondary savings.

Your decision to start saving money may not only help you achieve your goals, it can help create healthy financial habits that last a lifetime. The sooner you start contributing to an RRSP or TFSA, the greater the growth potential.

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