AVERAGE PERSONAL DEBT AT NEARLY $16,000
A RECENT ARTICLE IN MSN MONEY SHOWS THAT AS MANY AS THREE-QUARTERS OF CANADIANS RECENTLY POLLED SAY THEY ARE IN DEBT AND OWE AN AVERAGE AMOUNT OF NEARLY $16,000 ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY. THE AVERAGE PERSONAL DEBT LOAD, WHICH DOESN’T INCLUDE A MORTGAGE, JUMPED BY $2,779 TO $15,920 THIS YEAR COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR, SAYS RBC’S ANNUAL DEBT POLL RELEASED ON TUESDAY.