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Recognizing Credit Loan Scams

If you have below average or poor credit, there are people out to get you

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3 steps to reduce debt

There are a lot of things you can do to reduce your debt. But what are the most important things you can do?

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I deferred my mortgage…now what?

Actually, I deferred my mortgage back in August last year. At the time, my attempts at self-employment weren’t yielding much … More

covid-19; coronavirus; novel coronavirus, mortgage deferral, mortgage deferral canada

CERB transition

The Federal Government has just announced CERB would be extended for another, final 4 weeks. I have explained this program … More

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Addressing privilege in personal finances

I have previously written about the element of privilege when it comes to FIRE, i.e. Financial Independence Retire Early.

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Collection agency protection- updated

Contacted by a collection agency? You have rights!

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CESB explained

Until last week, very little financial relief was available to students

CERB, CESB, covid-19; coronavirus; novel coronavirus, government student loan, student loan

“Here for you” is all relative

If you live in Canada, you’ve probably received lots of e-mails from your financial institution and other service providers letting … More

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Coronavirus and your expenses (with a BC twist)

Pandemic or no pandemic, we all have bills to pay….unfortunately. If, like many people, you are already feeling the pinch … More

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Being consumer-debt free: one year later

  A year ago, I finally became consumer-debt free, after being a slave to my monthly payments for close to … More

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