Sep 30, 2017

On today's show, I discuss the news that data from Equifax was "hacked". It appears that "only" 100,000 Canadians were impacted, but even if your data was not impacted by this event, it's a good wake-up call for all of us:

So how can you protect yourself? My full comments are in my post on Equifax Data Hack:...

Sep 23, 2017

For more than a decade the "go to" source for Canadian personal finance information has been the Canadian Personal Finance Blog operated by Alan Whitton, more commonly known as the Big Cajun Man (listen to the show to find out where that name came from; having met him to record this podcast, I can confirm that he is a...

Sep 16, 2017

Over the years I have had hundreds of clients who financed a house, or a car that ended up being more expensive than they could afford, and that one purchase caused other debt problems. When I ask them why they made that purchase, even though in hindsight it was obviously more than they could afford, they give me...

Sep 9, 2017

Student loan debt is a massive problem in Canada.  The average student loan debt resulting from a four year degree program is over $26,000, and a student could end up paying more than $10,000 in interest before the loan is repaid.

A government guaranteed student loan is only discharged in a bankruptcy if you have ceased...

Sep 2, 2017

Welcome to the first show of Debt Free in 30 Season #4. I know this isn't a TV show, and you're not supposed to have "seasons" on a podcast, but I think seasons are a good way to organize what we do here on Debt Free in 30.

As I discuss on today's shorter-than-usual show, we will continue to have great guests discussing...