While most of us use it almost every day, credit remains a mystery for many people. On this episode of My Financial Life, host Kirk Lapointe, editor-in-chief of Business in Vancouver and adjunct professor at the UBC School of Journalism, speaks to Terry Tan, branch manager for BMO, about personal credit.

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My Financial Life is a five-episode podcast mini-series about personal finance, produced by alumni UBC.