MNP Debt Blog

At MNP, we hear this a lot: “I have a pension through work (or pension savings) and I know what I will received from Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS). Am I ready to retire?”

Many people dream of owning a home. But with consumer debt in Canada at an all-time high, a significant number may worry that goal is out of reach.

As a father, there are several financial lessons I hope I’ve passed along to my children. These are valuable bits of wisdom I’ve learned from my parents, personal experience and through my work as an accountant and Licensed Insolvency Trustee.

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

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

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

Manitoba residents are increasingly reliant on debt and struggling to pay off their outstanding balances.

Albertans are increasingly reliant on debt, struggling to pay off their outstanding balances and apparently in the worst position of any province currently.

More than anywhere, Atlantic Canadians are increasingly reliant on debt and struggling to pay off their outstanding balances.

British Columbians are increasingly reliant on debt and struggling to pay off their outstanding balances.