Jul 29, 2017

When this show first aired back at the end of November, 2016, the real estate markets were booming, and mortgages were easy to get, but my guest, Ben Rabidoux, had some very specific predictions.

First, he predicted that Ontario would implement a foreign buyers tax, just like happened in Vancouver.  Bingo.  In April of...

Jul 22, 2017

Today’s show is a rebroadcast of a show that first aired in October, 2016.

My guest is David Bond, who has a PhD in Economics from Yale University, and he makes a number of interesting points.  We discuss the high level of Canadian household debt, and we talk about the most popular topic here on the podcast in the...

Jul 15, 2017

We just celebrated Canada's 150th birthday and this is Debt Free in 30 episode number 150 so to celebrate both of these milestones I'm bringing back a guest from one of our most popular shows ever. Back in season number one, show number 33, originally broadcast in April of 2015, my guest was Leigh Taylor and the topic...

Jul 8, 2017

This is a special rebroadcast of show #111, originally aired on October 15, 2016.

We all want to help when someone is in trouble. But helping someone out of financial trouble can come with unexpected costs and consequences. It is for that reason that I strongly advise against ever loaning money to family and friends.

On...

Jul 1, 2017

There's a growing number of people owing money on their tax debts. This is in part because more people are self-employed, or have more than one job, and partly due to a growing seniors population. Getting into tax debt can be relatively easy, and dangerous to your financial health if you don't deal with it quickly....