Changelog

What's new on MyMoneyMap.

Every meaningful update — features, content, and data refreshes — dated and documented. Radical transparency is a feature, not a marketing line.

Features

Scenario Simulator, Estate Checklist, Life Events Planner, Changelog

  • New /tools/simulator — what-if calculator for savings, returns, time horizons
  • New /estate — 12-point estate readiness checklist with local progress tracking
  • New /life-events — 8 major Canadian life transitions with step-by-step checklists
  • New /changelog — this page
  • New /subscriptions — real retention phone numbers and scripts for every major Canadian provider

Dashboard

Net worth history + cash flow forecast + backup reminders

  • Dashboard now tracks net worth snapshots over time with animated line chart
  • 12-month cash flow forecast shows projected surplus/deficit at current income and spending
  • Automatic backup reminder banner appears when your last exported backup is over 30 days old
  • Print-friendly CSS — 'Save as PDF' button in the dashboard header
  • Dashboard now shows a subscription-manager callout linking to the new /subscriptions page

Onboarding

Quick vs Full onboarding modes

  • Onboarding now starts in 'Quick' mode — 3 steps in ~3 minutes (income, spending, goals)
  • 'Full' mode available any time for advisor-level detail (7 steps covering protection, debts, savings, etc.)
  • Switch between modes mid-wizard with the new toggle in the header
  • Removed all placeholder defaults from sliders — every field starts at zero so your numbers are always your own

Navigation

Home tab, Goals tab, Dashboard at end

  • Added 'Home' as the first link in the main navigation
  • New 'Goals' tab appears for signed-in users (separate /goals page)
  • Dashboard link moved to the end of the nav for signed-in users
  • Unified the gamification dashboard with the financial dashboard — one scroll, no duplicate pages

Trust & transparency

Honest trust signals + suggestion framing

  • Removed fake user counts and made-up stats from the homepage — replaced with sourced, verifiable trust signals
  • Compare page now explicitly frames products as 'suggestions, not recommendations' with disclaimers about independence
  • ProductComparer 'Visit website' buttons re-styled as subtle 'Learn more at [institution]' links
  • Added security headers (HSTS, X-Frame-Options, CSP, Permissions-Policy) applied via Next.js headers() API
  • Hardened robots.txt — allowlist for major search engines and AI indexers, explicit blocklist for 20+ known scrapers
  • Added Schema.org JSON-LD structured data for search engine rich results

Learning

Three new flagship courses + Module Player visualizations

  • New course: 'Spotting Canadian Scams' — 9 modules covering CRA phone scams, e-Transfer interception, romance scams, pig butchering, phishing, and newcomer-targeted scams
  • New course: 'Canadian Investing Strategies' — 5+ modules on the Couch Potato portfolio, DCA vs lump-sum, Canadian tax-aware asset location, the 4% rule with Canadian adjustments, and DRIPs
  • New course: 'Withdrawing from TFSA, RRSP, FHSA' — the rules nobody explains, including re-contribution timing, RRSP withholding, HBP, LLP, and FHSA qualifying withdrawals
  • New visualization components: animated bar charts, donut breakdowns, before/after cards, compound growth timelines, and formula cards with worked examples

Tools

Statement Analyzer — Beta

  • New /tools/statement — upload a PDF or CSV bank/credit card statement, get instant categorization against 1,165+ Canadian merchants
  • Added fuzzy-match fallback classifier for merchants not in the database (token voting)
  • 50/30/20 zone analysis, parent-category rollups, top merchants, and recurring-charge detection
  • 100% client-side — your file never leaves your device
  • Marked as Beta while we gather real-world feedback on PDF parsing coverage

Compare

Full Canadian product catalog

  • Expanded the Compare page to cover 100+ products from every major Canadian institution
  • Credit cards: 25 cards across every major issuer
  • Chequing accounts: 18 products including every Big Six bank, Simplii, Tangerine, EQ, Wealthsimple, KOHO, and more
  • Savings (HISA): 20 products with live rates from Bank of Canada Valet API and institutional pages
  • GICs, brokerages, mortgages, insurance: similarly expanded
  • Added filters + sort across all categories and plain-language labels throughout

Boss battles

Three new boss battles

  • New boss: Scam Phantom — 6 rounds of Canadian fraud detection
  • New boss: Credit Score Serpent — 6 rounds of credit mechanics
  • New boss: Mortgage Goblin — 7 rounds of mortgage fine-print traps
  • Fixed Tax Dragon capital gains question (the proposed 66.67% inclusion rate was deferred and is not in effect)
Editorial policy: We update this page when we ship meaningful changes — new tools, courses, data refreshes, or notable fixes. Minor bug fixes and copy edits aren't logged. When a regulatory rule changes (CRA, OSFI, provincial), we note it explicitly so you can verify the source yourself.