MNP Debt Blog

It’s never too early to start saving for Christmas spending. The sooner you include this in your monthly budget, the easier it will be to manage those upcoming expenses and start the following year off without any additional debt.

Between generations and over the years, our behaviours, attitudes and approach to finances have changed dramatically.

Compromised mental health is a concern for many reasons — including its negative economic impacts. At the same time, financial stress can certainly adversely affect mental health.

Creating strong budget habits early in adult life is essential to building a pathway to financial independence. To start, you will need to learn to create a budget.

You have probably heard, more than once by now, that not all debt is created equal. Some types of debt can actually be beneficial, where others can put your personal and family well-being at risk.

Knowing your credit profile before you meet with your financial provider can do a lot to help you address any risks or gaps you may want to attend to, and increase your chances of success in the application process.

The terminology surrounding debt problems and solutions can be confusing. How much debt is “overwhelming” debt? What does it mean to be insolvent — does it simply mean owing too much money to too many credit accounts? And what is the...

The second season of the MNP 3 Minute Debt Break podcast has come and gone, and now it's time look back at a few of our favourite episodes.

A Licensed Insolvency Trustee (“Trustee”) is licensed by the federal government, specifically by the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, and is the only licensed debt professional in Canada permitted to administer bankruptcies and consumer proposals....

Over the course of the pandemic, many people lost their jobs and had to rely on unemployment benefits as a sole income, making it even more difficult to manage debt.