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We’ve all made money decisions we regret. We’re human. It’s only in hindsight that we can really understand the impact of those decisions and imagine what we might have done differently if we had a second chance.
This Financial Literacy Month, Credit Canada is helping you see life more clearly by inviting you to step outside your current financial reality and picture where you're headed. Through interactive tools, guided reflection, and real stories from real Canadians, the Future You Money Project gives you the knowledge and confidence to make choices your future self will thank you for.
Have a conversation with Mariposa, Credit Canada's AI-powered debt management and financial agent, using specialized prompts that can help you visualize what your future could look like.
Compound interest is one of the most powerful forces in your financial life. When you save and invest your money, you earn interest on your funds. Over time, you also earn interest on the interest earned, helping your money grow faster.
The Future You Compound Interest Calculator shows you how your money could grow over time across three paths: not saving, saving without investing, and investing. Compare all three paths and see how today’s choices could shape your financial future.
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Hosted by Credit Canada CEO Bruce Sellery, the Moolala: Money Made Simple podcast brings you honest, relatable conversations about money. This Financial Literacy Month, tune in for special segments on:
With Bruce Sellery and Hal Hershfield
We’ve all made some money decisions we regret. We’re human after all. But sometimes we think about what we could have done differently if we had a second chance. It’s only in hindsight that we really understand the impact of those decisions.
Join Credit Canada CEO and personal finance expert Bruce Sellery, along with Hal Hershfield, the Roger A. Enrico Professor of Marketing at UCLA Anderson School of Management, author of Your Future Self, and host of The Behavioral Divide, to explore why this happens and the research-backed ways to change it. They’ll unpack the psychology behind our relationship with our future selves, why it’s so hard to prioritize tomorrow over today, and how a stronger connection with Future You can change the way you think about money.

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A little extra financial breathing room can make a big difference. We’re helping you get out of debt and back into life with a giveaway designed to bring your Future You closer. Enter for a chance to win money toward debt repayment, plus a Money Management Bundle. Contest runs from Tuesday, November 3 to Tuesday, November 24, 2026.
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Sometimes the best financial advice comes from people who've lived it.
Watch Canadians, Credit Canada clients, experts, and creators share the financial decisions they've learned from, the habits they wish they’d started sooner, and the steps they’re taking today to help their future selves.
Everyone has money decisions they look back on differently. Hear how past choices taught Canadians valuable lessons that shape how they manage money today and what they wish they could've done in the past that would've helped them today.
Hear how Credit Canada clients moved from financial stress toward greater confidence and control.
The choices we make today can shape our financial future. Hear what Canadians are doing with their money now that they hope their future selves will thank them for.
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Get practical advice from Credit Canada experts on budgeting, saving, debt, financial goals, and more. Blogs will be added throughout November, each one built to help you make decisions that bring you closer to the future you want.
Financial literacy isn't about knowing everything about money. It's about having the knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions about spending, saving, borrowing, and planning for the future.
For more than 60 years, Credit Canada has helped people take control of their money and their future. As Canada's first and longest-standing non-profit credit counselling agency, we've supported millions of Canadians with free, unbiased, confidential advice.
Our certified Credit Counsellors can help you:
Ready to take the next step toward your Future You? Our certified Credit Counsellors are here to help.
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Credit Canada's Future You Money Project brings together free tools, financial education resources, expert guidance, and real stories to help Canadians make more informed money decisions, take practical steps toward their goals, and feel more confident about their future.
As a non-profit credit counselling agency, Credit Canada provides free credit counselling services, behaviour-based financial coaching, and advice-only financial planning. We also offer Canada’s first AI-powered debt management agent, Mariposa. You can use it to explore your financial situation, ask questions about debt and money management, and get guidance on possible next steps. It’s designed to give you a judgment-free place to explore your options, experiment with different payment and saving scenarios, and build your financial knowledge.
Credit counselling is a way to get support with managing your money, paying off debt, and improving your credit rating. It can help if you're feeling overwhelmed by debt, struggling to make payments, or simply want a clearer plan for managing your money. Our certified Credit Counsellors can help you create a sustainable spending plan, develop a debt repayment strategy, explore ways to build savings, and understand your options. All of our counselling services are free, confidential, and non-judgmental.
Compound interest can work for you or against you. When you're saving, it helps your money grow faster over time, since you earn interest not just on what you put in, but on the interest you've already earned. When you're carrying debt, that same principle works in reverse: interest builds on your balance, which is why debt can feel like it's growing even when you're making payments. The Future You Compound Interest Calculator shows you, in real numbers, how compounding affects both your savings and your debt over time, so you can see exactly how extra payments today translate into real progress (and real savings) for your future self.