A few weeks ago we took a look at just why Canada’s public schools were getting an “F” in financial literacy 101. Interestingly enough, when Rob Carrick of The Globe and Mail talked about this issue Rob was adamant that even though financial literacy was something we...
“Go to college/university and get smarter they say. Work hard and you too can live the dream they told me. Now I’m retaking ______ for the third time and yet some of my buddies party three times a week and get straight As. What gives?” Canadian universities purport...
Thanks guys and gals! I never could have done it without all the free money you all gave to me? Oh, you didn’t realize that over my five years as a full-time student Canadian taxpayers (that means you) paid about $60,000-$70,000 towards my tuition? I mean, I...
Some people don’t think students should have access to credit cards. Their reasoning is that 18-year olds are not yet mature enough to understand the tool of credit, and they can get themselves in quite a lot of trouble before they learn their lesson. My thoughts...
In Kyle’s recent podcast discussion with Rob Carrick they talked about how the weird forced ignorance of past generations when it comes to truly understanding how much a post-secondary education costs today. Whenever I bring up these increased costs in a social...