Make a Plan to Pay Off Your Debt: 5 Steps

Make a Plan to Pay Off Your Debt: 5 Steps

What would your life look like if you were able to pay off your debt? For most Canadians, debt is a fact of life. The average Canadian owes about $1.70 for every dollar of income he or she earns per year, after taxes. As intimidating at this sounds, it is important to...
Investing In Your Financial Well-Being

Investing In Your Financial Well-Being

Investing in your financial well-being and money skills influence the quality of life of each and every one of us, and thanks to initiatives like Financial Literacy Month throughout November and Credit Education Week November 13-16, a growing number of Canadians are...
8 Ways to Save on Back to School Shopping

8 Ways to Save on Back to School Shopping

It’s that time again—back to school! Did you know it’s the second-busiest shopping season of the year for Canadians, with only Christmas surpassing it? With that in mind, here are 8 ways to get the kids back to school without getting back into debt. 1. Make a Back to...
Credit Counselling Canada Welcomes Two New Members

Credit Counselling Canada Welcomes Two New Members

Credit Counselling Canada (CCC) is pleased to announce the addition of two new members: Credit Counselling Thames Valley, a division of Family Service Thames Valley and Community Counselling Centre of Nipissing. “We’re pleased to have two outstanding agencies join the...
Linda’s Story- Exceptional Service Award Winner

Linda’s Story- Exceptional Service Award Winner

The Credit Counselling Canada Exceptional Service Award recognizes distinguished service or a special contribution above and beyond normal duties by an agency staff member to clients and/or the community. The 2018 award recipient is Linda Wilke of Credit Counselling...
10 Tips to Save Money This Summer

10 Tips to Save Money This Summer

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy… So the song goes, anyway. While those words may ring true for some, others struggle to find ways to enjoy the warm weather and stay within budget. A study revealed that 52 percent of Canadians admit that their summer spending habits...
CCSAC Grade 4 Read Uses Books to Teach Kids About Money

CCSAC Grade 4 Read Uses Books to Teach Kids About Money

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” Stephen King The staff at Credit Counselling Services of Atlantic Canada (CCSAC) have seen, and believe in the magic of books. Since 2011, they have been using reading and books to teach kids about money. They don’t flash, light...