What have you learned from your Finances in 2013?

What have you learned from your Finances in 2013? Are your finances in a healthy state from the decisions you have made in 2013?  Are you planning to make choices in 2014 that will better your financial situation; perhaps make...

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We are still learning the lesson of bearing debt

We’ve hit another record high for debt-to-income percentage in Canada.  It has climbed in the third quarter of 2013 to 163.7 per cent, up from 163.1 per cent in the previous three-month period according to Statistics Canada last week. ...

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Trying to curb Student Debt

Managing student debt is a common reality that takes Canadians years to endure.  This “first taste” of debt is recognized by many creditors as “good debt” because the debt was taken on as an investment to better one’s career....

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Consumers Win with New Prepaid credit card Regulations

The Canadian Federal government has the consumer’s best interests in mind by removing expiry dates on prepaid credit cards and mandating card issuers to clearly advertise any fees that take away from a card’s balance within the first year....

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