Posts Tagged ‘Consumer Proposal’
Week 4: Teaching Children About Money Can Mean Better Financial Literacy for the Whole Family
Life presents lots of opportunities to hone your own financial literacy skills and to help your children develop theirs. Deciding that you will share as much as possible with your kids can help you to be disciplined in making decisions and dealing with the impacts on you before you share with them, and that can be a good thing for the whole family.
Read MoreWeek 3: How Students Can Learn From Their First Big Financial Decision
Students should not be left out of financial decision making for school and should work with their budget and understand it; if they are going to learn from this important decision.
Read MoreWeek 2: How To Live In Debt To No One
Calvin Coolidge once said, “There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means.” I like to think what he meant by this is that when you live within your means, you can hold your head high because you are beholden to no one.
Read MoreWeek 1: How Being Comfortable Means Security and Options
There are a number of factors that play into achieving financial well-being. Some are within our control, and unfortunately, some are not. Like most things in life, we should focus our attention on the things that are in our control.
Read MoreNovember is Financial Literacy Month
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (“FCAC”), FLM is a coordinated effort “to strengthen the financial literacy of Canadians and empower them to manage money and debt wisely, save for the future and understand their financial rights and responsibilities”.
Read MoreWhat Is a Consumer Proposal?
Most consumer proposals are structured as monthly payments overtime at less than the full payout.
Read MoreDirector Obligations and How To Prevent Corporate Debts From Becoming Personal
Company debts can become personal debts. It is important to understand the links between the Company and directors (including guarantors of Company debts). These links need to be considered and managed when dealing with a Company insolvency. We have the experience to help.
Read MoreThe Up-Sell
You can’t make it through a drive-through without “do you want to upsize that?”, “can we add a muffin?”, “do you want to make a donation to….”; no, thank you, I just want the coffee I ordered!
Read MoreThe New Debtor Prison
We have found that a new form of debtor prison exists and this is due to excessive phone calls, emails, text messages and mail from creditors and collection agencies. These tactics can leave a person feeling afraid to answer their own phone and for some, it can cause undue stress and anxiety which can negatively affect their everyday life and ability to function at work.
Read MoreIncome Tax Deadlines
For Canadians, April 30 is the official deadline to file your personal income tax return with the Canada Revenue Agency. If you file your return past the deadline you will be assessed a late filing penalty. The deadline, if you or your spouse or common-law partner carried on a business in 2016, is June 15.
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