Vegas Baby Vegas! – A Cheap Trip For University Students On a Budget
People often don’t associate Las Vegas with frugality. It’s true that huge blinking neon light signs, Ferraris everywhere you turn, and $10,000 casino chips don’t lend themselves to marketing a destination to money-conscious tourists. It’s been my experience though,...Car vs Public Transportation – The Great Student Dilemma
I have to admit to not being the most frugal student during my time in school. My first year of university I decided to leave the car at home and do the public transit thing due to cost and my lack of knowledge about urban driving. I survived, but vowed to get a...5 Great Reasons to Student Volunteer
“So you mean I won’t get paid? Why would I do it then?” Unfortunately this more and more appears to be one of the mottos of our generation. The idea that there should be an extrinsic benefit to everything we do, or else it’s not worth putting any effort into is a...Living With Roommates – Part 2: Splitting The Rent
I wrote an article the other day about living with roommates, focusing on splitting the grocery bill. Today I'm going to talk about splitting the rent. If you live in residence than you don’t have to worry about collecting rent from your roommates, unless you have one...Time Management and the Pareto Principle
“It’s not the hours you put into your work that counts, it’s the work you put into your hours.” -Sam Ewing I received pretty good marks in university. I never won university-wide awards or prestigious medals or anything like that, but I did well enough to...Living with Roommates – Part 1: Splitting the grocery bill
Living with roommates can either be a great experience or a terrible one, very few people would claim to have a mediocre experience. For better or for worse, I think everyone should go through it at least once though. They recommend that you don’t room with your best...Student Living Options – Part 2
Yesterday I wrote about the initial decision students have to make when they decide to go on to post-secondary education. Once you decide whether you want to stay at home or live independently while going to school your next set of options opens up. Obviously if you...Honorable Media Mentions
