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How the Social Media Profile You’re Building Now Could Hurt Your Job Prospects Later
You’re a university student looking to relax and have some fun in your downtime. So as is the case with so many students you might fill the hours chatting on the social media – Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler, and other interesting sites as they become available. Good,...
Managing a Housing Complex – Creative Income
Sometimes when we think of being able to get through post-secondary education without being a million dollars in debt, we tend to focus heavily on where to cut little bits from a budget in order to save money. There is no doubt that saving hundreds of dollars on...
The Negative Psychological Problems of Being Broke in School
In my opinion, about 90% of what you need to know in life you can learn by watching Forrest Gump. One great money-related insight is revealed when he tells his fellow park bench-sitter: “Though he [Lieutenant Dan] did take care of my Bubba-Gump money. He got me...
What to Look For in a Cheap Used Car
As a university student, owning a car is an expensive proposition. It can add several thousand dollars per year in expenses to an already tightly stretched budget. If you can buy a cheap used car – as in cheap, but reliable – you can cut that expense substantially....
Do You Use Your Savings Account As A Chequeing Account?
As a recent graduate from university I discovered very quickly that I did a poor job at managing my finances as a student. This has become a near "universal" truth for university students. I entered the workforce with a large amount of student loans, a low credit...
Payday Loans: Ditching a Repayment?
Payday loans can be a rough ride there is no doubt about that. If you're in a position to have to take out one of these high-interest tools, then clearly you've missed a few basic personal finance steps along the way. Does that mean that you should be sentenced to...
The Challenges of Writing a Book
In case you missed our big book launch this week, or our sneak peak at the first chapter, check them out first! You want to know the most surprising thing about writing a book? Writing it is the easy the part! Seriously, 60,000 words or so actually isn’t that hard...
How Much Will School Cost … and Is It Even Worth It?
Who needs a book to get through school without going broke anyway? A waste of a good hour's worth of wages I say! Back in the 60s and 70s I not only got through school without taking out a loan, I owned a Mustang and was making mortgage payments by the time I donned...
More Money for Beer and Textbooks
“Failure to Launch? Not if you read this book. It’s full of good suggestions for young adults trying to make it through college and university without getting crushed by debt.” -Rob Carrick, personal finance columnist for the Globe and Mail, and author of How Not To...
Improving your CV to land that career-boosting job
If you are currently out of employment you will know that trying to get a job is pretty hard work. Every position seems to have tens if not hundreds of other people applying for it too, meaning that you probably have to get through two or three interviews in order to...
Why Get The Best College Education With Student Loans
The following is a guest post from Bryan Maltier, a personal finance blogger and entrepreneur who focuses on saving, investing, credit/debt, real estate, career/education advice, and insurance at Gajizmo.com. Coming from a family where my father is an electrical...
How to Build Your Credit Score While You Are Still in School
There’s always more going on with credit than the money that it provides for spending. Anytime you borrow money it will have an impact on your credit profile, and that will include your credit score. And you will want to build your credit score while you are still in...
How to Become a Better Note-Taker
Next to creating enough quality study time – maybe – becoming a better note-taker is the single best habit you can adopt to get better grades. In theory, you should be fully capable of taking well-organized notes by the time you finish high school. Most people I...
Content Insurance is Valuable to Have
As a recent graduate I don’t have too many personal belongings that are valuable. At least, they aren't valuable if I wanted to sell them. If I were to replace each and every “worthless” item I have it would be costly. A hockey bag full of equipment can run you...
Preparing For Your First Apartment
The thought of preparing for your first apartment usually comes up sometime while you’re at university, at least as a matter of getting ready for life after graduation. Whether you are looking for an apartment to live in during school, or for after you graduate, there...
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