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Start of University Checklist
School is about to start once again, and you could probably use a checklist of items that you need to bring to university. If you are an incoming freshman, you’ll probably find this list especially helpful. If you are a returning student, it may serve mainly as a...
How to Pay Back Student Loans In Canada
If you’ve attended post-secondary schooling you’ve inevitably bumped into someone who had no idea that they had to pay back student loans once their schooling was finished. I’m actually continually shocked at how many people look at me kind of awkwardly when I say...
Thanks for Paying for My Education Joe/Jane Taxpayer
Thanks guys and gals! I never could have done it without all the free money you all gave to me? Oh, you didn’t realize that over my five years as a full-time student Canadian taxpayers (that means you) paid about $60,000-$70,000 towards my tuition? I mean, I...
The Best Student Credit Cards In Canada
Some people don’t think students should have access to credit cards. Their reasoning is that 18-year olds are not yet mature enough to understand the tool of credit, and they can get themselves in quite a lot of trouble before they learn their lesson. My thoughts...
MMFBT 005 – Ellen Roseman
Before we get to today’s podcast I just wanted to thank all of you for taking the time do download and listen to our first few episodes. We’re proud to say that The More Money for Beer and Textbooks Podcast is now prominently featured atop the New and Noteworthy...
What to Consider When Taking Student Loans
Since student loans are considered to be a necessary way to attend university for so many students and their families, there’s often a sense of resignation when it comes to how much will need to be borrowed. With higher education being so expensive, what choice do you...
Beauty On a Budget
Editor's Note: Mrs. TM decided she had a little more to add the conversation. We're hoping she'll turn into a regular contributor around here! As a woman I know that making sure your hair, nails, makeup and wardrobe are on point can be very expensive to maintain, but...
University Costs vs a Jug of a Milk in 1990
In Kyle's recent podcast discussion with Rob Carrick they talked about how the weird forced ignorance of past generations when it comes to truly understanding how much a post-secondary education costs today. Whenever I bring up these increased costs in a social...
Why Your Major Needs to Match Your Passion
Does your major match your passion? If it doesn’t, then it needs to. If it does, then your entire career could end up being an incredible adventure. But if it doesn’t, you may be setting yourself up for a future of career dislocation. Why is passion so important, and...
MMFBT 004 – Mike Holman & “The RESP Book”
Download the Podcast here If you told most professional investors that there was a way to get a tax-advantage automatic return of 20% on their money they would quickly jump on it and be hailed as some of the greatest investors on the planet for doing it. If you have...
Wowing the Employer in a Job Interview
There’s no doubt about it, a job interview is one of the most uncomfortable experiences you will have, particularly if you are recent graduate looking to make your way into your first full-time job. There’s often a sense that you’re being interrogated by the employer,...
Why Personal Finance Will Never Be Cool In School
Our fellow blogger “Blond On a Budget” wrote an article about financial literacy in schools that got some attention earlier this week. Here is an impassioned excerpt: “But when are we going to teach students about bank accounts? When are we going to explain banking...
Cost of University vs College in Canada
While I often do everything I can to dispel the myth of “college is for students that can’t get into university”, sometimes the argument ultimately boils down to cold hard cash. If you checked out More Money for Beer and Textbooks – A Financial Guide for Today’s...
5 Advantages to Building a Freelance Business in School
When university students are looking to make some money, getting a part-time job or summer job is often the first thing that comes to mind. For many students, a far better approach would be to take a shot at developing a freelance business while you’re still in...
Getting – and Keeping – Control of Your Time at School
How often do you feel out of control while you’re at school? You’re carrying five or six courses, you’re up to your ears in homework and projects, and maybe you even have a part-time job in the mix. Then there’s university social life swirling all around you, always...
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