by Kyle | Sep 18, 2024 | Living Frugal |
In honour of the release of our fast-selling book for Canadian students More Money For Beer and Textbooks last week, I thought we’d take a fun look at some personal finance principles applied to students’ beverage choices today. My favorite quote from the book is one...
by Kyle | Mar 6, 2024 | Financial Advice & Investing, Personal Finance, Robo Advisors, Stocks |
Unless you have a very high level of confidence in your money-management skills, chances are that you are using the services of some type of professional money manager for your retirement and pension accounts. While online brokerage accounts, mutual fund operators...
by Kyle | Nov 29, 2019 | Banking, Financial Advice & Investing, Personal Finance, RESP & Preparing A Child For University, Stocks |
In Canada, there’s a 4-letter acronym that spells “Free money for your child’s education”. It’s called RESP – or a Registered Education Savings Plan. This is a government-approved savings plan that helps parents and guardians of children (under the age of 18) to save...
by Kyle | Feb 11, 2018 | Banking, Financial Advice & Investing, Personal Finance |
Typically, students aren’t exactly known for being flush with cash – especially when a new term is just around the corner, bringing with it a slew of start-of-year expenditures. Many students work part-time, which means that while in school, college or...
by Kyle | Jan 28, 2018 | Banking, Credit Cards, Personal Finance |
As a student, each time you approach your mom or dad to get you a credit card, you probably hear them say: “Why do you need a credit card? Don’t we give you money whenever you need it?”. That may be well and good, but having a student credit card in your own name is...