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May Provincial Learning Event: Cautious Consumerism
May 16, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Credit is great, but it can also be dangerous. There are people out there who want to steal your identity and steal your credit. Learn how to protect yourself. Learn about the top scams in Canada, how to identify, report, and recover from those scams. Did you know that scammers can now “trap” your call and keep your line active even after you have hung up on them? Come and learn how to deal with these and other situations – learn how to be a Cautious Consumer.
This month, the BC CRN welcomes Mark Kalinowski, AFCC, Financial Educator at the Credit Counselling Society of BC. Mark is a personal finance nerd! His interest grew when working at a bank call center where he read the David Chilton book, “The Wealthy Barber.” He has taken courses on investing and insurance but selling was not for him. He prefers working at the Credit Counselling Society where he sells nothing but gets to help people solve money problems and talking personal finance