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How to live debt free and cut down on your spending

The new movie Confessions of a Shopaholic celebrates frenzied spending sprees as a harmless hobby. In reality, shopaholism is a high-risk condition that leads to dizzying amounts of debt

The holidays are over and while your waistline might be bulging, chances are your wallet isn't. If you've got a stack of bills you're unable to pay off, then here are some tips to help you take control and trim that debt before it gets out of hand

Canadians owe a boatload of money according to new statistics. The average measure of household debt in Canada just hit a record 151 percent of income – for every dollar we earn after tax, we owe $1.51. That money goes to pay off our mortgages, credit cards, credit lines and car loans.

There’s nothing that scares me more than losing my hard-earned cash. The idea that I might be taken advantage of or that my money is somehow being wasted, well, that's more frightening than any Halloween story. Here are six money-suckers to avoid