MNP Debt Blog

​​​It's a piece of wisdom as old as time – money and relationships rarely mix.

If you were to make a list of things you enjoy doing in your free time, it’s safe to assume budgeting likely wouldn’t rank in your top 10.

When most people encounter financial problems, the first thing that usually goes through their head is they don’t make enough money.

Imagine you are pulling into your driveway with your older but reliable car. It’s served you well without the slightest hint of trouble. You’ve never thought of replacing it.

Rich, poor or somewhere in between, financial wellbeing is an integral part of everyone’s mental health.

Beginning in January 2018, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has prescribed new mortgage rules for Canadian homebuyers.

Many Canadians enter marriage with a sizable debt burden from both parties. As the most heavily indebted country in the world by some measures, that doesn’t come as much of a surprise.

The goal of living debt free is certainly an admirable one and something we support wholeheartedly.

It’s a deceptively murky question without a straightforward answer.

Your wedding will only last one day, but your marriage is for the rest of your life.