consumer debt

In two years, Cait Flanders paid off $30,000 in consumer debt, lost 30 lbs., and quit drinking — and that’s just where her story starts. After the B.C.-based writer found herself sliding back into mindless spending and … Read More

Here’s what caught our eye this week: CREA cut its real estate outlook for 2018 The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) cut its 2018 real estate forecast in light of new OSFI mortgage rules coming into … Read More

Here’s what caught our eye this week: Canadians among some of the most indebted in the world This week, the Organization for Economic Co-Operations and Development (OECD) released a new report showing that Canadian households are … Read More

Here are some of the stories that caught our eye this week:

Here are some of the stories that caught our eye this week:

Here are some of the stories that caught our eye this week:

Here are some of the stories that caught our eye this week:

Post-secondary education is expensive. Gone are the days when a summer job could cover tuition and books. Today’s students and graduates are forced to rely on loans and credit cards while working during the school year. … Read More

As of April 1, bankruptcy trustees are now known as licensed insolvency trustees. The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada, the division of the federal government that regulates trustees, changed the name to emphasize that … Read More

The average Canadian owes about $1.64 for every take-home dollar they earn. That’s a pretty scary number, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. Some people carry little debt, others carry a massive amount. A mortgage … Read More