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Will a Part-Time Job Hurt Your Grades?
Part-time jobs have always been part of the landscape for post-secondary students. I was very fortunate in being able to stay out of debt by piecing together cash from a great summer job, a few scholarships and awards, returning my empties, and sponging some RESP...
Is Travel Insurance Really Worth The Cost?
Are you someone who loves to travel? Nothing compares to the feeling of being young and able to travel to any number of exotic destinations. Most of us try to save as much money as we can for a vacation, but college students in particular keep a close eye on...
Where Should You Cut Money?
In the current economic climate, everyone is looking for ways to cut money out of their budgets. The difficult part when budgeting is to know which areas you can cut without feeling the pinch too severely. If you are looking to save money, follow these tips to create...
5 Good Money Habits for New Graduates
Why should we be talking about good money habits even though you’re still in school? Because the time to learn them is before you need to. Good money habits are like goods nutritional and fitness habits – the earlier in life you learn them and put them into practice,...
How Much Difference Do Interest Rates Make On Student Loans?
Recently our home province of Manitoba dropped the rate of interest the charge on student loans to “prime”. This was sort of dismissed by a lot of students we talked to as irrelevant, but the truth is that it is a major favour for us young bloods (sorry, I’ve been...
Preparing for the Senior Year Slump
Though it’s still winter, spring is right around the corner. And if you are a university senior, that means that a senior year slump isn’t far away either. After at least three a half years of higher education many seniors come to believe that they’re entitled to an...
Should You Get a Mortgage While In School?
Most people would tell you that you are crazy to get a mortgage while in school. It does initially seem a little crazy, I’ll admit. The idea of taking on rather large monthly payments when you can’t even work full-time (or maybe even part-time) hours seems counter...
Mortgage Rates at an All Time Low
We’ve talked on My University Money before on how to make owning your own house might work for you as you proceed through post-secondary education. Before I get into why now might be a particularly good time for students and their families to take the leap into...
Why Be a Grunt When Skilled Labour Is Calling?
I have to admit that I am not great at working with my hands. I’m ok at manual labour – as long as it’s simple and doesn’t require problem solving! Basically I’m a big guy with a strong back that doesn’t mind working hard, yet recoils at the skills needed for...
How Much Is Too Much to Pay for Residence?
While Justin and I are both pretty big fans of living in residence, and had a great time living there not-so-long ago (ok… so it’s been a few years now), today’s students face a much different cost-benefit ratio than we did just a few years ago. When we started...
Goals For 2013
With everyone talking up their goals for the New Year, I figure I’d better jump on board here before the train leaves the station. For me the trick is always making sure my goals are ambitious enough to motivate me and take me to another level, like paying off my...
Carving Out More Time to Study
Unless you are one of those students who never has to study and still gets top grades, there will be a direct relationship between your grades and how much time you spend studying. The problem is, how do you find that time? With a full course load and especially if...
Five Ways for Students to Make Money Online
It can be tough to earn some money while you are attending university. Sure, you need money, but trying to balance a job with a full-time course load is a lot to handle. But there are ways to make money online, that won’t require you to work a lot of hours at a remote...
How Much to Tip When You Are a Poor Student
The whole topic of how much to tip has been done to death in my opinion, but are “the rules” always the same for everyone? To be honest, I still don’t completely understand the whole notion. The concept of tipping always makes me feel awkward and nervous no matter...
Four Stocks for 2013
Wait… the guy that write a free eBook on why picking stocks is a ridiculous way to invest is jumping into a stock picking contest? Yes, I admit that I like to pretend I’m Warren Buffett from time to time – as long as there is no actual money on the line. Last year...
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