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Setting New Year’s Resolutions that are Doable
As the new year approaches and takes root, we once again find ourselves scrambling for resolutions to implement that will revolutionize our lives. But it may be better to come up with resolutions that are certifiably doable, rather than going for the big ones that we...
Why Can’t Today’s Graduates Get Hired? – Weekend Readings
Why can’t today’s graduates get hired? The Globe and Mail · Here are some stories from the new world of work.A 29-year-old woman (I’ll call her Chris) is trying to land a job as a communications professional. She’s a personable self-starter, with undergraduate and...
Surviving Final Exams
Final exams only last for a week or two but when you’re going through them it can seem like a real marathon. Maybe it just seems that way since it’s the end of a long semester, but mainly because there’s so much riding on the outcome. They can magnify the pressure...
MMFBT 012 – Miranda Marquit: How to Become a Freelance Writer
You might not think the skills you’re developing at school have any real value. Today on the podcast we’ll chat about how you can start a freelance writing career in order to make some cash on the side and possibly even transition into a well-paying career. We bring...
Preparing Yourself to be Home for the Holidays
Do you experience any pangs of anxiety at the prospect of going home for the holidays? If you do, you’re not alone. Going home should be a natural event, especially if it involves going home for the holidays. But when you are at university, you are living away from...
Do You Need Life Insurance as a University Student?
Life insurance? Aren’t you too young to even worry about that right now? After all, how many university students die each year? While it’s true that dying is a rarity among people in their late teens and early 20s, having a life insurance policy – at least a small one...
Career Skills You Need to Learn Before Graduation
Universities are excellent at providing the basic skills that you need to enter a career field. But there may be other career skills that you need to learn in order to both enter and to be successful in your career of choice. We can think of those as auxiliary skills...
Staying Healthy at University
With all that you have going on in school, staying healthy at university is one of those things that could easily fall through the cracks. But a single bout with the flu could potentially cost you an entire semester. Think about it – just a few weeks of being out of...
Why Your Professor is NOT like Your High School Teachers
One of the most important factors determining your success in any university class is the relationship you have with your professor. But for better or for worse, your professors are not like your high school teachers. That can make them more difficult to understand –...
MMFBT 011 – Eva Baker
At some point our podcast for young Canadian students turned into a podcast with a lot of guests that are more towards the “almost young” part of life’s continuum than what most people would traditionally define as young. We decided to remedy that this week by...
Can’t Find a Paid Internship? Try these Alternatives
It’s common knowledge that it’s easier to land a job when you have relevant work experience. But as a university student, where do you get that experience? Internships quickly come to mind, but they’re not quite as common as they once were. Unfortunately, the evidence...
Delicious Savings – Making Your Own Beer or Wine
One of the coolest ways to save money while in school is to take up the hobby of making your own brewskies. I had a couple groups of friends who got into this as well as my brother. My partner in crime here at My University Money (Justin) developed quite a legendary...
12 Rules for Your First Job
Though in theory, university may be primarily about preparing you for future employment, it isn’t always the best training for what is coming next. University takes place in an academic environment, which is very different from the professional world of the typical...
Why I Automate My Finances
With the strike by Canada Post last year I have been asked by a few friends (we’ll be nice and call them the “technologically-challenged” crowd) to help them automate their finances. I myself am certainly not a computer wizard, and most definitely no one would...
Part-time Jobs Where You Can Study
Many university students need extra money, but it can be tough to manage if it cuts into your study time. The way to handle that is looking into part-time jobs where you can study. There are a few out there - if you know where to look. Security Guard This is a job I...
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