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MMFBT 010 – Dan Bortolotti “The Canadian Couch Potato”
Another week and another great guest on the More Money for Beer and Textbooks Podcast. This week were fortunate enough to get one of Canada’s best investment writers on for a chat – Dan Bortolotti. There are many people out there that purport to be an investing genius...
Can You Still Save When There Are Debts to Pay? Yep! Here’s How
Having a large amount of debt to pay off can feel very overwhelming. The reality is that it affects many of us. According to an August 2013 report released by TransUnion credit bureau, the average Canadian is carrying $27,131 in debt. What many people don’t realize is...
How to Become a Chartered Accountant in Canada
If working with the public isn’t your thing (and trust me, it usually isn’t a picnic) yet you still want to make some pretty good money, accounting is certainly an attractive path to think about. While some people might consider spreadsheets and balances to be the...
Why Prepaid Debit Cards Make Sense – Sometimes
Everyone, including university students, wants and needs credit cards and debit cards. But there are times and circumstances when prepaid debit cards make sense. Not only can they help you with managing your money, but they also have the potential to protect you from...
When Is The Right Time To Drop A Class?
Knowing when to drop a class is a tough call, particularly if the course is necessary for your major. Your reasons should never be superficial ones such as: I don’t like the professor. It’s too hard. I can’t get into this subject. I’m just not feeling it. Those are...
3 Reasons to Become a Waitress/Waiter
Editor’s Note: Please give a warm welcome to my fiancee’s (aka Mrs. TM) second foray into the blogosphere. She made way more money than me all through university by working in the service industry so I asked her to tell our readers about the realities of waiting...
Money Tips for Incoming Freshman
As exciting as it is to be a freshman at university, it’s also probably the first time that you have experienced living on your own. That can present more than a few challenges when it comes to managing money. Fantasy and reality tend to come together during freshman...
MMFBT 009 – Jon Chevreau
On today’s podcast we invite Moneysense’s Jonathon Chevreau to join us and chat a little about the value of a generalized education. I’ve been known to take kind of an extreme position on generalized study (re: Bachelor of Arts) in the new world and have summed up my...
How to Avoid Credit Card Traps as a Student
There’s a certain intoxication that comes with having your first credit card. On the surface it looks like a healthy dose of financial freedom – after all, you’re able to spend money that you don’t really have. But that freedom can quickly turn into a pair of...
3 Ways Being a Recent Graduate Can Help You Beat the Taxman
Every student likes to believe that once they reach that light at the end of the tunnel known as graduation, their money troubles will disappear. I mean if you survived on earning basically nothing as a student, getting paid in your new career should be a real...
Exploring Marketing Careers After University
Some students leave university knowing exactly what it is they want to do and how to get there. Others take a little time to work it out and experiment with a few different positions before finding the right job. Both situations certainly have their advantages. The...
Saving Money On Gas At University
Whether you will be living on campus or commuting from home, saving money on gas can be an important part of your overall plan to manage and save money. As anyone who commutes to a job knows, gas is a major component of job related expenses. Anything you can do to...
Canada’s Best Data Plans Don’t Measure Up to Republic Wireless
I was lurking around my usual online PF haunts last week when an article titled, “$19 for an Unlimited Everything Smartphone Plan” caught my eye. Surely this can’t be I thought to myself. My $80+ phone bill could be reduced to a mere $20 every single month?! How is...
Why Young Canadians Need to Take Career Planning Into Their Own Hands
A few months ago we took a look at the current state of affairs in the world of career education in the public school system. I will refrain from rehashing my well-intentioned rant and say only that the main conclusion is that young people need to take matters into...
It’s Never Too Early to Begin Tracking Your Net Worth
There are two numbers that act as primary barometers of our financial well-being in life. The first is annual income. It’s the most common measure that people use to determine their financial status in the world. It can be compared to the incomes of other people in...
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