The Mogo Blog

#FindTheBride: Finance, Romance and a V-Day Wedding

If you were milling around downtown Vancouver on Valentine’s Day, you might have noticed a bride (or three) running frantically through the streets—with the groom in tow. We’d just done this survey on dating and finances, [https://blog.mogo.ca/how-to-date-with-bad-credit/#.VsIocZMrLXQ] which gave us some eye-opening insights on finance and romance. SO, we got to thinking about something we could do to raise awareness about it. In a cool way, of course. Enter #FindTheBride: Bride leaves groom at

Adulting 101 in Vancouver: Ready to wine?

The only thing that says “I’m an adult” more than financial responsibility is a flight of wine and a plate of expensive cheeses. Bring all three of these elements together like we did at our Adulting 101 event and you’ve got an event that got nominated for FinTech Marketing Campaign of the Year at the FinTech Innovation Awards. We’re up against MasterCard and Visa, so send us all the good vibes. kthx. So what happens? Basically, you’ll get schooled in important adult things like… raising your c

Ball out at the All-Star Maxim afterparty

Mogo x Maxim? Yep, it's contest time. If you live in or around Toronto, we’re giving away VIP tickets to the Maxim's All-Star afterparty at Muzik Nightclub on February 12 to meet… Shaq or Snoop. LBR, you can’t really go wrong with either one. ![](/content/images/2016/01/mogo_maxim_shaq_img1.jpg)Shaq is back You know it’s be an epic party when Shaq’s hosting. Also, he’s actually funny. There’s also going to be a red carpet, a sick photo wall, Mogo swag, and maybe—just maybe—you’ll catch a glimp

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

Survey time: would a scrub get love from you?

Hey, it’s Chantel. [https://twitter.com/chantelchapman] You look like you’ve got an opinion on dating. Right? (Yeah you do.) I’m doing a little research on financial fitness, specifically, to see just how important people think finances are to their dating lives. So... are you dating a scrub? [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6ZGY6G9]Want to be part of our research group? Hit that button below—and stay tuned for results to see what your fellow daters think! TAKE THE SURVEY [https://www.surveymon