http://www.craigburn.com Canadian mortgage broker and debt elimination specialist Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:46:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We all would love to have the same level of comfort we were used to when the economy was booming. Now that things are less certain, the spectre of job losses impacting our own income is looming large. How can we protect ourselves before the worst happens?  What if there ... http://www.craigburn.com/quickest-way-to-recession-proof-your-life/ The Bank of Canada just lowered it's key lending rate by three quarters of a percentage point or .75 basis points. Assuming the banks follow the BoC lead ( they have not always the past few months) that will make the prime lending rate now 3.25%. This latest act of ... http://www.craigburn.com/banks-overnight-rate-drops-to-generational-low/ This post is in response to an article in the business section of today's Chronicle Herald newspaper. While I admire and respect the broker quoted in the story, I believe that some of the message can easily be taken out of context and I just want to set the record straight.  I have ... http://www.craigburn.com/setting-the-record-straight/ it's not an ipod, iphone, or even a new coalition government for those who want it. Curious? Be patient! Drum roll please....... here it is, a plan to get you out of debt and quickly. You may be thinking, well that is not very exciting. However when you think about ... http://www.craigburn.com/give-yourself-the-best-christmas-present-ever/ Many of you may be unaware that my company also offers travel service. We are affiliated with a major discount travel provider called Inteletravel. Essentially I am also a travel agent, offering to others the ability to obtain discounts on travel and accommodations or you can also join their service and get travel agent ... http://www.craigburn.com/get-away-from-the-everyday/ The inspiration for this article comes from two sources. One the article about BCE takeover falling apart and the other today being Black Friday in the US. At first glance you may have a hard time figuring out how these two events are connected, however upon closer inspection they are ... http://www.craigburn.com/would-you-fail-a-liquidity-test-too/ Today the news came out that Citigroup (Citifinancial's parent) received a government bailout. They received a 20 Billion dollar cash injection, this is after they have already received 25 billion earlier this year. Now don't get me wrong, I am all for stabilizing the economy. Many pundits said that if Citi failed it would ... http://www.craigburn.com/citigroup-gets-rescued/ I find that far too often that people are complaining that they hate their job, don't have enough money, are too fat, too skinny, too tired or whatever. They get caught up in a cycle of complaining and they fail to do anything about their situation. They over analyze their situation but do not ... http://www.craigburn.com/analysis-of-paralysis/ Unless you have been living on a deserted island some where you are probably aware that we in the midst of some interesting and challenging economic times. Big business are lining up for bailouts, the markets are just one roller coaster ride after another, yet we ( the consumer and ... http://www.craigburn.com/signs-that-you-may-be-in-need-of-a-bailout-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/ Here is the note that I received from Citi Financial a few hours ago. What this basically means is that there are fewer and fewer choices for consumers and brokers alike. So right now if you have less than perfect credit your options are Wells Fargo or a private lender. ... http://www.craigburn.com/citi-financial-shuts-doors-to-brokers/