The Mogo Blog

Take our survey. Win free stuff.

Now that 2016 is just around the corner, it’s that time again. No, not time to regret your choices at that holiday party. Time to make New Year resolutions! [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6ZGY6G9]We’re doing a survey to see what’s on your mind—be part of it and help us out! Everyone who takes the survey and includes their email address will be entered into a draw to win a yoga session pass to either YYoga or The Yoga Studio. Your pick!* TAKE THE SURVEY [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/new-year

Hype, Hurt, and Hope: 2015 in Instagram pix

See what happened around the world this year through the lens (and filters) of Instagram. Janstyle=" font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px auto 0px auto"> Tom Brady accused of tampering with pressure of footballs in AFC championship game, aka. probably one of the most creative ways of cheating in football to date. [https://www.instagram.com/p/_W5u36HYNI/?taken-by=micheleferrari9] Febstyle=" font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; text-align: center

We took the MogoCard to JJ Bean. What happened next is awesome.

This just in: the first batch of new Mogo Prepaid Visa® Cards has just arrived for testing! We’ve been working hard to get these ready for launch in the second half of 2016, and now that they’ve been designed and printed, it’s time for testing. Testers on Team Mogo hustled for the cards with their favourite designs and oohed-and-aahed over the artwork, but we had work to do. Time to document the official first test run. ![](/content/images/2015/12/mogo_mogocard_img1-3.jpg)Tanya, our MogoCard pr

Everything that’s wrong with banking

How do you feel about banks and the way you get a loan with them? We’ve gathered a few ideas from our own experiences… and used them to do the exact opposite with Mogo. Here are a few of them. Anything you feel is missing? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prso5DaXRuE]Bank branches just aren’t that… pleasant to be in. Nor do banks host fun events like Adulting 101. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prso5DaXRuE] What’s Adulting 101? Oh it’s just a workshop where you learn about wine and finance wh

NSF fees (aka. the not so fun, non-sufficient funds fee)

When you write a cheque and there’s not enough money in your account to cash it, your bank charges you for having Non-Sufficient Funds. One NSF cheque can easily cost you $90 in fees. and potentially set up a chain reaction that causes multiple cheques and payments to bounce, resulting in hundreds of dollars in fees. How? Keep reading... What is the real cost of NSF fees? ![](/content/images/2015/12/mogo_nsf_img1.jpg)Meet Dan — He’ll show you how much NSF fees suck Dan’s* doing pretty well. He’