MNP Debt Blog

Happy New Year and we hope you are having a healthy and prosperous start to the Year of the Tiger!

The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a seemingly endless list of one in a generation and once in a lifetime challenges. First came the worst virus in more than a century, followed quickly by mass layoffs and business closures. Now we’re facing a...

You and your life partner do exactly that — you share a life together; but do you also share the burden of all of your debt too?

Did you know that one of the principal causes of stress for Canadians is financial difficulties?

While we’d never pretend to have solutions to all the problems that make Blue Monday depressing, there are steps you can take to reduce the financial stress that comes with this time of year.

The debt-to-income ratio is a common headline story; for a long time, it has been reported that the number is very high and ever increasing. So what is this ratio, why is it rising, and most importantly, what does it mean for you personally?

Five ways we can financially ready ourselves for life after COVID.

Perhaps the very first financial lesson many of us remember learning as children is the difference between needs and wants.

The festive season should be a wonderful, joyful, and relaxing time of year. However, the weeks and days leading up to the holidays are often stressful and overwhelming. This is due, in no small part, to the self-imposed pressure to stretch budgets beyond...