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Tipping – how do you feel about it?

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September 21, 2022

Tipping is a controversial topic for many folks. One might wonder “did I tip enough?” – if that is you, perhaps it’s time to think about tipping more thoroughly, after all it’s your money.

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Living on Debt

Tom Locke - Insolvency Trustee in London, Ontario
September 20, 2022

Living on debt has become a reality as a result of economic blunders by banks and government. With over 80,000,000 bank issued credit cards in circulation someting is clearly wrong.

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Renegotiate, Reduce, and Renew your Debt

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September 12, 2022

Renegotiate, Reduce and Renew your Debt – stay in control of your paycheque before things get out of hand.

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Going Up Again – interest rates that is

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September 8, 2022

With rate increases going up again housing affordability start to creep upwards. House prices will undoubtedly decrease leaving zombie mortgages floating around.

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How are you doing?

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August 31, 2022

How are you doing? Are you stressed? Worried about the eocnomy? Are you and your spouse arguing about money? We can help – 519-646-2222

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Scams – that can cost you money

Tom Locke - Insolvency Trustee in London, Ontario
August 25, 2022

Scams can be very clever and convincing, most have some tell tale signs they may not be all they are cracked up to be. Scams can cost victims a lot of money and embarrassment.

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Mortgages

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August 24, 2022

Mortgages are investments for mortgagees (lenders) they can be a curse for mortgagors (borrowers). Some mortgages are simply highly charged emotional debt traps for consumers. After all, if your car were heavily leveraged you might sell it and walk for a while, but selling your house means you have nowhere to live.

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Small Business Solutions

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August 23, 2022

Many small businesses suffered greatly during the last three years – now it’s time to dig out of the debt and improve cash flow.

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Your Proposal Approved

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August 18, 2022

Call today to book your free consultation 519-646-2222. Get your proposal approved

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Reduce Debt by 85%

Tom Locke - Insolvency Trustee in London, Ontario
August 16, 2022

Consumer Proposals are a great way to reduce the face value of your debt. It is possible to save 85% or more off the total amount of your debt.

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Fix My Debt

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August 15, 2022

Why fixmydebt? How did we get the url, fixmydebt.ca, and what it means to us.

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Debt Trap – exaggerates inflation

Tom Locke - Insolvency Trustee in London, Ontario
August 9, 2022

Many Canadians are living in a debt trap, Candians of all ages and income levels are impacted by the enorrmity of consumer debt – we have a solution.

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Hold On – fasten your seat belts

Tom Locke - Insolvency Trustee in London, Ontario
August 5, 2022

Brace yourselves, the worst is surely yet to come. House porices dropping, pensions disappearing, credit use is at an all time high.

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Poverty

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August 2, 2022

“Poverty is the same thing the world over – it sucks” – Jim Kelly (quoted from the movie “Enter the Dragon”)

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Insolvency Recidivism – what causes it?

Tom Locke - Insolvency Trustee in London, Ontario
July 26, 2022

Insolvency recidivism has increased steadily over the years but it has not increased at the same pace as the volume of debt.

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No More High Interest – Bill S-239

Tom Locke - Insolvency Trustee in London, Ontario
July 18, 2022

Bill S-239, if it passes muster will cool consumer lending by reducing interest rates. Some lenders are charging up to the (current) legal interest rate of 60% that will drop dramatically under this Bill.

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Consumer Proposals – FAQ

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July 7, 2022

In this blog we present some “what-if” type of questions and answers regarding Consumer Proposals.

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Viable Proposal – scenarios

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June 30, 2022

Proposals are not all formula driven, although we see all kinds of advertisements suggesting you will only need to repay 20% of your debts – there is a great deal of variability.

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Recession – is it coming, how will it impact you?

Tom Locke - Insolvency Trustee in London, Ontario
June 28, 2022

Recessions come and go and threats of recession occur with a much higher frequency than actual recessions.

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Bankruptcy – things that increase the costs

Tom Locke - Insolvency Trustee in London, Ontario
June 20, 2022

The costs and consequences of filing bankruptcy have changed and with those changes fewer people are filing bankruptcy as a means to solve debt problems.

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