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Credit Education

To teach financial literacy, get ‘em while they’re young

January 14, 2011

I have always felt that financial wellbeing and personal wellbeing are connected.  Over the many years at Credit Canada, I have witnessed individuals and families fall apart over money issues. There is no doubt that sound money management  and good financial literacy skills can offer great peace of mind including better relationships, improved health and [...]

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Read my lips. The importance of financial literacy.

December 20, 2010

Last week the Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney warned Canadians no less than three times about their skyrocketing personal debt levels. As Canada’s leading credit education and counselling service, Credit Canada applauds Mr. Carney for raising the alarm in no uncertain terms. Here’s the truth about personal debt levels in this country. The ratio [...]

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CEWC celebrates student essays, including the “Lemonade Debacle of 2001.”

November 19, 2010

It warms my heart to announce that Credit Canada and Capital One – along with other Credit Education Week Canada (CEWC) sponsors and participants – presented scholarships to a bevy of talented high school essayists at this year’s Credit Education Week Canada, which rounded out activities a few nights ago with a terrific Dinner Gala. [...]

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A question of balance. Financial coaching revisited.

November 9, 2010

Today I’d like to return to the subject of Credit Canada’s Financial Coaching Series. I wrote about it here last spring, focusing largely on the program components. Now I’d like to come at it from the personal and psychological standpoint of those who stand to benefit from it. First, a little imagery. Most of us [...]

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Gold for Canada’s Cultural Mosaic. Credit Education Week 2010.

November 2, 2010

For many immigrants to Canada, financial wisdom is as good as gold. That’s why Credit Canada has made it a priority this year to focus on the financial literacy of newcomers to our country. In fact, we are pleased to announce we are working with Capital One and a number of other partners in the [...]

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Helping Canada to “Reverse the Blues”.

October 19, 2010

Maybe you’ve heard the old joke about what happens when you play a blues record backwards. The answer is you get your dog back, your wife back, your house back – et cetera, et cetera. Well, that’s the idea behind a funny, surprising new TV commercial Credit Canada is airing, which we’re calling “Reverse the [...]

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Here’s your financial tool kit

August 4, 2010

For many of us, it’s not January but September that qualifies as the start of the new year in Canada. Come the end of the Labour Day weekend, there’s a feeling the whole world is getting back into gear. Schoolrooms, boardrooms and businesses come alive; social and cultural events start ramping up; hockey season gets [...]

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Want real knowledge? Get yourself a financial coach.

May 14, 2010

They say knowledge is power. I say knowledge is money and Credit Canada can show you how to put that knowledge to work for you. Understanding how to manage money properly can be a life-changing experience. Worry and stress can be lifted from one’s shoulders. The world seems new, fresh.  You start making the right [...]

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What it’s all about.

April 28, 2010

Aside from language, it is the thing human beings share most. We live with it daily. It shapes us; it drives us. It is elemental to our survival and happiness. Yet for millions of us, the way it works and influences our behavior remains a mystery comparable to the crop circles of Wiltshire. I’m talking [...]

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Cashing in on Hollywood

March 31, 2010

Movies about money that will move you. Pop culture has plenty to teach in terms of financial literacy – movies about money, for example.   Indeed, having discussed popular books about money in this space, I think it’s worthwhile to talk about a few popular films about money. But let me clarify that. The movies [...]

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