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E-Book Review – “The Rat Race”
My good friend Mike over at The Financial Blogger (TFB) has recently released his second e-book, and both of them are definitely worth the price of admission. I’m sure you have seen lots of blogs and sites that tout a new promotion as “the next big thing” because...
Tips For Note Taking
If you go to class you'll notice that there are many types of students, but around 80% of them will be taking notes. Not everyone takes good notes and some people don't even know how to take notes at all. Everyone remembers things differently, but by taking notes...
Rising Tuition Fees – The Next Bubble?
A report last week from statistics Canada showed that the average university tuition rate rose by an average of 4.3% last year, and that this figure outpaced inflation by a considerable margin as the latter came in at 2.7%. This is not a new trend, and unfortunately...
Exam Results Back And….I Failed An Exam! What Do I Do Now?
Welcome to your first failure as a student, chances are it won't be your last one (statistically speaking). When most students go to a post-secondary institution their marks drop 20% (which goes to show you how easy some high schools are). Midterm exams are usually...
The Government Can’t Actually Create Jobs
I love all the analyst talk lately about how the government has to do something to create jobs. My boy John Stewart (of “The Daily Show” fame) said it best the other night when he said that members of various levels of government from both parties now use “more jobs”...
We Have A Winner!
In true post-secondary scholarship fashion, the First Annual My University Money Scholarship Contest was won by the only contestant that took the time to apply! Unfortunately this pretty much confirms all the statements we made concerning bursaries, grants and...
Making Money Online: How to Supplement Your Income
The following is a guest post by Lisa at Car Insurance Comparison, an Australian personal finance blog created to help readers figure out how to properly compare car insurance options. More people than ever are harnessing the power of the Internet and Web 2.0 to...
Getting Involved On Campus – Student Government
To the best of my knowledge, every university or college will have a student government even if it's for online college programs. What they do is represent the students and if necessary, take the case to the university/college administration if there is an issue....
100th Post!
We have reached some very important milestones here at My University Money in the past week. We are pretty proud of how far we have come considering we didn’t really have much of a plan when we first started, other than to share some of the post-secondary survival...
Gold and Market Bubbles
With gold prices still amongst their all-time highs, even after a serious market correction last week, many are wondering if now is the time to get out of gold? The idea that many investors including myself have, is that gold is one of the ridiculous market bubbles...
What Courses Do I Sign Up For If I Don’t Know What I Want To Do?
By now you have probably signed up for your university courses. Most students have a basic idea for what they want to do in school, but many do not. Luckily at the University of Manitoba they have a thing called University 1, which is a program that is mandatory for...
Hedge Fund Managers Would Be Great at Fantasy Football
I realized some time ago that for a guy who was never particularly good at math, I am semi-obsessive about statistical analysis. When I was a kid I loved memorizing sports stats of all kinds. If I would have read Michael Lewis’ “Moneyball” or Freakonomics as a...
Public Vs Private Secondary Schools
“After teaching in the public school system, I am honestly considering sending my kids to a private school” I have probably raised a few eyebrows with the comments I have made on our site here at My University Money, as well as those I have made on comment boards...
Party Hard, Save Hard
Ok, university and college Freshmen (or “freshies” as you will now be referred to) listen up. With school back in session the next few weeks, there will be a temptation to consume copious amounts of adult beverages and generally let off some steam with people of your...
Book Review – Liar’s Poker By Michael Lewis
This book review could probably be summed up in one sentence: After reading Liar's Poker I immediately went to my Amazon account and purchased 5 more Michael Lewis books! I thought that this insider’s account of life on Wall Street was absolutely fascinating. It...
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