Carrick best reads: Why is being in your 20s so expensive?

The best of the web on money, markets and all things financial, as chosen daily by Globe and Mail personal finance columnist Rob Carrick.

Why is being in your 20s so expensive?
A blogger argues that your most expensive decade could be your 20s, thanks to student debt, the cost of saving for a housing down payment and more.

Now for 23 ways to build wealth in your 20s.

Bitcoin and the taxman
How to report digital currency to the Canada Revenue Agency.

Eight odd – and useful – things you can do with a potato
Examples: Use them to remove rust and generate electricity.

When blue collar marries while collar
Here's a look at challenges facing couples when one has grown up in affluence and the other has not.

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