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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...
MMFBT 008 – Robb Engen of Boomer & Echo
Before we get to the guest portion of the show this week I thought I’d fill ya’ll in on some developments in our podcasts’ happenings. Apparently the word on the street is that you actually want to hear us talk a little bit more. This actually surprised as we...
Five Ways to Minimize Student Loan Debt
Nearly every student who is using student loans to finance his or her education has at least some concern with their ability to repay the debt. As higher education costs rise, forcing the use of ever higher loan amounts to pay for them, the burden placed on students...
Learning To Manage A Household Budget While Going To School
Learning to become financially responsible is a challenging task for many young adults, but moving away from home for college or university is often where many young Canadians begin their first real experiences of managing money. Unfortunately this occurs at the same...
Being an RA and/or On Council In Residence
Getting a part-time job right on campus that will completely pay for your residence room and board? That’s pretty much the deal if you want to sign up to become a Residence Advisor (RA) and in some cases on the governing council at residences on campuses across...
Improving Career Education In High School
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...
Managing Your Money in the New School Year
Managing your money and attending university are two activities that don't normally appear in the same sentence. But living away at school could be the first time you're managing money in a serious way, so having a solid grasp of how to do it is more important than...
Finding the Right Edition For A Text
Finding the correct edition of a text can be confusing. Usually there are different incarnations of different texts, ranging from the most common, such as classic novels, to academic text books that come out with a new edition every year. Variations of books can have...
Take Your Business Anywhere With a Credit Card Reader
Many of us have iPhones today, and we think they are the best thing ever. Sure, they allow us to check our email on the fly, but for most of us, this is where the useful advantages stop. Smartphones also distract us with the millions of apps that are available....
Building a Winning Resume – Why It Can’t Wait Until Graduation
As a university student, you are naturally most concerned with concentrating on your studies – and that's as it should be. At the same time however, you can never overlook the fact that you will soon become part of the employment world. And once you do, you will need...
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