Friday, 30th July, 2010
Bankruptcy exemptions vary by province in Canada. Here is a complete list of Federal Government exemptions a bankrupt individual can keep in Ontario: Click here
Knowing your rights is imperative to ensuring creditors preserve as many of their assets as possible. This link takes you to the Government of Canada's website containing a copy of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (R.S., 1985, c. B-3). Click here
Here's a comprehensive overview of procedures and legal consequences of consumer bankruptcy in Canada. This article discusses Bankruptcy reform, discharge rules, the Wage Earner Protection Program Act, reduction of the student loan discharge period from ten to seven years, protection of all registered retirement savings plans and more. Click here
The closest many people get to budgeting is depositing their paychecks into their checking accounts and buying everything with an ATM card until the money’s gone.
While there are certain advantages to this method, such as not incurring credit card debt, there are also major disadvantages, such as not quite knowing where all that money’s going [...]