Investing In Yourself Doesn’t Have To Be Expensive
There is plenty of buzz out there these days about “investing in yourself”. Usually it is in reference to some magical product that you should buy. The logic is that by investing in what they have to offer, you are really just spending the money to improve...Hidden Costs of Owning a Dog or Cat
It’s interesting to see how blind we often are to expenses that are tied to emotional attachments. Some people “love” their sports team and wouldn’t think twice about multi-thousand dollar season tickets. Not to do so wouldn’t even occur to them. To call financial...Should I Work During the School Year?
When students arrive on campus for the first time with visions of red solo cups and shiny new student loan cheques dancing in their heads, few give much thought to the idea of when, where, and even if they should work as they pursue their post-secondary education. I...Tablets – What To Look For When Buying One
A few weeks ago I became the proud owner of an ASUS tablet. Before I purchased the tablet I spent hours reading reviews, playing with them in stores, and researching the many different aspects tablets have to offer. No tablet is perfect, but I’ll run through some of...Lifestyle Inflation – The Upward/Downward Spiral
“Oh no… another lifestyle inflation article,” groaned readers of the personal finance realm when they read the latest offering from My University Money. Yes, I know, many of you have seen this before, and are probably thinking, “Man, I don’t go out and spend...The High Cost Of Retail Fraud
Being a guy, I'm not really into going to the mall. But, as a former grocery store employee, (and current potato chip salesman) I can spend hours in grocery stores, just walking around, checking the space out. It fascinates me, because I understand the grocery...‘Till Debt Do Us Part Is Ridiculous and Humiliating
Opinion What to do with 15 minutes to kill over a quick lunch and nothing good on TV? I’m scrolling through the 800-channels-but-nothing is on digital universe, when I come across a title that says, “’Till Debt Do Us Part.” It didn’t exactly sound scintillating, but...Honorable Media Mentions
