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Debt the Halls

Debt the Halls
'Tis the season to be borrowing. Credit card photo via Shutterstock.

For many, December is both a season of giving and borrowing. Here in Canada, household debt has reached a new all-time high.

Stats Canada data released this month reveals that for every dollar of disposable income, we carry an average $1.64 in debt. To address this mounting burden, The Tyee shares a series on debt alternatives, solutions and successes explored by Yes! Magazine.

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Be Your Own Bank

Be Your Own Bank

An interest-free, DIY lending system that helps families finance themselves.

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Learning to Love Debt

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Nathan Schneider / 23 Dec 2015


Cleveland's Work-to-Own Housing

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Co-op selling formerly foreclosed homes offers employees a new kind of mortgage.

Yessina Funes / 24 Dec 2015


Meet Former Collectors Crowdfunding to Relieve Debt

Meet Former Collectors Crowdfunding to Relieve Debt

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