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Putting stuff in storage costs a lot of money, especially when you add up all the months and years it stays there doing nothing.

MERs aren’t the only cost involved in owning a mutual fund – there are two other potential costs you should be aware of and, in some cases, avoid altogether.

A few years ago I made a major life change - I quit my secure, full-time job to become a freelance writer. It was a risky move but I had managed to scrape together enough to pay my bills for the first few months. I was excited about the future and terrified at the same time. What if no one hired me? What if I couldn’t pay my bills?

Whether you’re moving into a rental or a home you just bought, the cost of changing addresses can be really high.

From Occupy Wall Street to warnings about record high debt levels in Canada, there were plenty of topics to blog about on Your Money in 2011. And a few key lessons I learned – here are my top five.