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The Best Job Interview Tip You’ve Never Heard
When I was looking at interviewing for my first job out of university I read every article on “The Top 10 Interview Tips” that has ever been written and none of them gave me the advice that ultimately won me the job. That tip came from my cousin who works as a...
Just In Case Learning and Just In Time Learning
The traditional view of Western-style education is to get all of your learning out of the way early in life, stockpile your information bank, and then call on it as needed throughout your adult life. Sure, we pay service to this whole idea of being a “life-long...
Is The Credit Card On Its Way Out?
Your credit cards swipes may be numbered. That’s the news from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Rogers Communication this month. The commercial bank, which is the fifth biggest one in Canada, and the largest communications provider, have ushered in the age of...
How To Get a Dream Intern Job
Many of us are guilty of watching reality TV shows and ending up momentarily day dreaming about what it would be like to live the lives of the rich and famous. Although some reality stars are the last people we would ever want to be, and many shows expose people...
Is the Extended Warranty Worth It?
“Ok sir, would you like to protect your brand new computer with our top-of-the-line guaranteed extended warranty plan?” “Um… Ah… what is that exactly, does it cost me much?” “It doesn’t cost much at all sir, here is a pamphlet that illustrates the 4 different levels...
When Should You Go Back to School?
One question many people face today is when should they go back to school. Some earn an associate's degree and never find the time to go back to school. Others take different career or trade paths and are looking to get back into school to earn an advanced degree such...
8 Ways to Save Money on Entertainment for College Students
David Bakke writes for Money Crashers Personal Finance, a blog that helps educate readers on important life issues like choosing a school, making a budget, finding the best credit cards for college students, and discovering great careers. The average cost of tuition...
Crowdsourcing
By now you’ve probably heard the term that has become associated with Tim Ferriss and his famous book the 4-hour work week – outsourcing. Outsourcing has come to encompass a whole range of activities, but the basic idea is to leverage your time by becoming a manager...
Are Banks Really In It For You?
I remember during my last summer job before entering “the real world” I mentioned to my boss at the time that it was time for me to switch banks. He asked me why and I said that I was sick of getting charged for fees all the time and the only reason I’m with my...
Choosing Your University
When it comes to choosing your university, the place you will be spending some of the most important and exciting years of your life, the endless options available can make this decision feel almost impossible to make. Because each university offers such a uniquely...
Personal Cheques And Their Alternatives
As I was paying for my rent this month I realized that this is the only time I ever use personal cheques. I remember getting a cheques in the mail for my birthday when I was younger and coming from a small town, I was able to cash them in any store. Everyone in town...
Blast From The Past – Careers
I thought I would take the initiative to dig around the archives and bring forth some of our (when I say our I mean Teacher Man’s) best articles to the forefront of our site. Today we’ll take a career theme since many students have just finished exams and may or may...
Lifestyle Inflation – The Upward/Downward Spiral
“Oh no… another lifestyle inflation article,” groaned readers of the personal finance realm when they read the latest offering from My University Money. Yes, I know, many of you have seen this before, and are probably thinking, “Man, I don’t go out and spend...
Finding Free Money With Maclean’s Scholarship Finder
Last fall, I talked about how you can find scholarships and Teacher Man helped out and wrote some tips on how to apply for scholarships. Later, I even added some more ways to find scholarships, but today I discovered a new tool which will make things much easier for...
Speed Test Your Site For Stability
Today I'm going to take things off topic a bit and share my latest experience with our website issues. Lately, Google has been saying that website speed is going to be considered a factor in their search algorithm. So I thought I would do a speed test on our site to...
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