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Life After Debt Part Two: Five Simple Tips for Rebuilding Your Credit
You’ve taken the plunge. After much thought, deliberation and contacting an expert you’ve finally taken steps toward financial freedom … Read more

Life After Debt Part One: Will Bankruptcy Affect Your Finances Forever?
Your credit score is like a photograph. It’s a snapshot of your credit history at a certain point in time. When your credit is at its best, the photograph is flattering. When it’s not at its best, well, let’s just say those photos don’t end up on Instagram … Read more

The Alberta Economy Isn’t Like it Used to Be. Has Your Business Adapted?
If you only know one thing about the Alberta economy, it’s probably the phrase “boom and bust.” And, if you run a business in Alberta, you’ve had to adjust to this reality. It’s the cost of doing business … Read more

The Cost of Debt Shame
Most Canadians have it. Most Canadians are embarrassed by it. And yet most Canadians refuse to talk about it. Any guesses as to what “it” is? Debt! Consumer debt, corporate debt, even the nation’s debt … Read more

Money and Relationships: The Long-term Forecast
The sun is shining. Birds are singing. Flowers are sprouting. And something other than the wind chill is in the air. It’s warm and refreshing. It’s new and exciting. It’s love … Read more

4 Steps to Survive Uncertain Economic Times
For years, fans of the TV series Game of Thrones have lived with the dark foreshadowing that “Winter is coming”. Now Canadian economists are using the phrase, and they’re not talking about the Starks or the White Walkers … Read more

5 Tips to Avoid the Holiday Debt Trap
Why do we spend so much at Christmas?
Every year we say we’ll exercise financial restraint and stick to our holiday budget, but the purchases pile up, and we find ourselves further in debt … Read more

3 Truths About Being Laid Off and in Debt
Between 2014 and 2017, as the price of oil plunged, more than 100,000 oilpatch employees in Canada lost their jobs. Unfortunately, the bulk of them were in Alberta … Read more

Back to School: 4 Tips to Survive the Most Expensive Shopping Season Debt Free
Raising children is expensive. Between food, clothing, increased household costs and childcare costs, a family in Canada can easily spend more than $10,000 a year on just one child … Read more

Mistakes You’re Making When Planning Summer Vacations While in Debt
Summer is here, and everyone you know seems to be on vacation. Your Instagram feed is full of photos of friends and co-workers lounging poolside at a resort or seeing the sights in a cool international city. You should probably book your big-ticket holiday too, right? Not so fast … Read more