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Saving Money At The Gym
A lot of students want to look great and feel confident about their physical appearance as they stroll around campus. This often leads them to the conclusion that they need to find a gym in order to keep themselves slim and trim. Over the years I have noticed a...
The Monopoly On Education
Will: See, the sad thing about a guy like you is, in 50 years you're gonna start doin' some thinkin' on your own and you're going to come up with the fact that there are two certainties in life: one, don't do that, and two, you dropped 150 grand on a fuckin'...
Tips for Note Taking #2
Hi everyone, this is JB's older brother, Mr.Harvey. Teacher Man and JB have graciously given me the opportunity to write a few articles for them. Now for a little about myself… Upon graduation from high school I moved to Ontario to pursue my university degree at the...
Book Review – Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics
While most personal finance sites have a “books to read” list, or do book reviews on the usual suspects (such as a couple of my favourites, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and The Wealthy Barber) I would like to recommend something a little off of the beaten path today. While...
Finding a Job After School In a Terrible Market
I read an article on one of my favourite personal finance websites – Financial Samurai – last week and the content of it saddened me, but unfortunately it did not come as a real surprise. Basically, a commenter on the site had suggested to Sam (owner/writer of the...
How To Pass Exams – Midterms Are Coming, Are You Ready?
It's that time of year and mid-terms are under way, and for many of you this will be your first time writing them. Exams can be difficult and quite stressful, especially if you're uncomfortable with the course material. Many of you are probably wondering how to pass...
HELP! The IRS Is After ME!
Those of you that have been following our blog for awhile know that I live in Canada. In fact I have lived in Canada my entire life (save for the first two days of it) and have never earned a penny of income outside of the Great White North. So how then is the IRS...
Would You Rather Be “Book Smart” or “Handy”?
As I was doing some chores outside with my dad over the Thanksgiving weekend, an interesting thought occurred to me. My dad and I are polar opposites in terms of where our “intelligences” are focused. While my dad is an extremely bright guy, he would be the first to...
Talking To Professors – It’s Easier Than You Think
While you're underway in your academic career you should keep an eye out for people who can help you along the way. Many students don't take full advantage of all the school services and I'll get into that more in another article, but for now I'll just talk about the...
Book Review – The Wealthy Barber Returns
Those of you who have been reading this blog for awhile might remember that my favourite all-time personal finance book is The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton (released in 1989). Since it sold over 2 million copies I’m going to assume I’m not the only who thought it...
Thanksgivings Weekend – A Time Line For Relationships
As I was sitting at my girlfriend's place for Thanksgiving, I was thinking about article ideas and what issues affect students during this time of the year. For many first-year students, Thanksgiving weekend marks a point where you can finally take a breath and...
How To Fill Out Scholarship Applications
No matter how many times students are told that they would make great candidates for a certain handout of free money, the convenient excuse to avoid the application chore is to say, “I’m sure there are a ton of people out there more qualified than me.” The truth is...
Book Review – The Big Short
The Big Short is another of the Michael Lewis books I got to pick up this summer (being a teacher is great for summer reading) and I thought it was even better than Liar’s Poker, which was the first book of his that I read. Lewis has the unique perspective of someone...
Using a Student Loan To Invest – Smart or Unethical?
I recently came across an interesting thread on a forum concerning the usage of student loans. These people had basically invented a fairly brilliant, if somewhat ethically-grey strategy for maximizing returns when they used a student loan to invest. These...
Simplifying the Tax Code
With the recent debt crisis in the USA there have been renewed calls for “Simplifying the tax code,” and, “Cutting out private jet clauses.” I think a very similar case could be made for Canada. Has anyone looked at their respective tax codes lately? Those of you...
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