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Getting a home equity line of credit
Understanding home equity lines of credit, choosing and using a home equity line of credit.
Borrowing against home equity
Refinancing your home, home equity lines of credit and second mortgages.
Protecting yourself if interest rates rise
How your loan payments may increase if interest rates rise.
Credit and loans: rights and responsibilities
Understand the terms and conditions of loans, lines of credit and more.
What to consider before borrowing money
Loan agreements and questions to ask yourself before you borrow money.
Credit reports and scores
Improving your credit score, correcting errors and ordering your credit report and more.
Mortgages
Choosing a mortgage, renewing your mortgage, paying off your mortgage faster and more.
Setting up an emergency fund
Why you need an emergency fund, how to set it up and tips to use it.
Financial tools and calculators
Mortgage Calculator
Calculate your mortgage payment schedule and how to save money by making prepayments.
Mortgage Qualifier Tool
Find out if you can qualify for a mortgage based on the property you want, your income and your expenses.
Budget Calculator
Find out where your money is going and determine how much you put towards your goals.
Transcript
I had that dream again last night…
What dream?
You know... the one where we got the keys to our first house…
That’s so weird – I had the same dream
except it was about a new motorcycle…
It’s probably because yesterday I found this – the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Financial Goal Calculator.
You punch in your savings goal…
… put in a bit of info and it helps you plan how to get there whether the savings goal is big or… uh… not.
Hey, this tool can help us make a plan to knock off our credit card debt too! Neat!
Wanna try it with me?
Totally. Let’s do this!!
Plan… to eliminate your debt… and reach your savings goals with the Financial Goal Calculator.
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