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The Best Student Credit Cards
As a student, each time you approach your mom or dad to get you a credit card, you probably hear them say: “Why do you need a credit card? Don’t we give you money whenever you need it?”. That may be well and good, but having a student credit card in your own name is...
Ed Rempel: Stow Your Student Loan Regrets, Focus on Future Priorities Instead
Surveys these days paint a pretty sorry picture of today’s college graduates, saddled with student loan debt, along with regrets over their financial choices while they were in school. Take a recent poll by BDO Canada that found 67 per cent of Canadians under 40...
The Best Robo Advisors In Canada and the USA – and Why You Should Give Them a Look
If you’re looking for the simplest, easiest way to get money from your pay cheque into an investing account such as an RRSP or TFSA – then new robo advisors such as Wealthsimple and Wealthfront (for our American readers) might be exactly what you’re looking for (see...
Win $1,000 Cash & Snag Our Top Rated Student Credit Card
Is $1,000 falling from the heavens a blessing or a curse? When I think of the trouble I might have gotten into as a freshmen after winning RateHub.ca’s Student Budget Refresh Contest – well, I get a bit of a smile on my face and a shiver down my spine! Whether you...
Is Money the Main Reason You Chose the Major You Did?
It’s no secret – many students are attending university without a solid grasp of what it is they want to do in their lives. They may delay the declaration of a major until the last possible moment, and when they are finally forced to make a choice, they default to a...
Smartphone Made for Smart Dining: Save Time & Money with Your Mobile Phone
Look around you at any restaurant and you are bound to see some of the patrons with their heads bowed over their smartphones, but what if they aren’t checking in on Facebook, replying to a Tweet, or sending a Snapchat? The reality is that roughly 3 out of every 10...
Paying Off Your Student Loans With an MS in Information Security
It’s no secret that IT professionals enjoy great job prospects and earn plenty of money. But did you know that there’s an IT field where professionals can earn an average of $39,000 more a year than the average for IT professionals? And what if qualified specialists...
How Student Loan Forgiveness Programs Can Help You Afford to Become a Special Education Teacher
No one enters the field of teaching to make a fortune — most teachers choose the field because they love children and are passionate about education, and that goes double for special education teachers. But teachers don’t make much money, and starting salaries for...
Here’s Why You Should Consider an Online MS in BI Program
Big data is getting bigger and bigger by the day, and companies in every industry need the help of professionals who can not only analyze this data, but interpret and package it in ways that make it useful to them. However, employers are struggling to find enough...
Want a Great Salary? Try One of These 5 Master’s Degrees
If you want to earn a comfortable salary, your best bet is to get a master’s degree. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, people with master’s degrees earn an average of $1,326 a week and experienced a 2.8 percent unemployment rate in 2014. Compare...
Groupon Has Coupons?!
Groupon – the online giant that sprang to success on the back of a new daily deal promotions model is now pivoting to take on some of the traditional leaders in the online coupon market. Groupon recently revealed an online coupon space that will likely leverage the...
Thinking of Dropping Out? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t
There probably has never been a university student who hasn't considered dropping out at some point. As tempting as the idea may be, you probably shouldn't – and here’s why: Your Desire To Drop Out May Only Be Temporary You probably remember times when you were in...
Student Tax Return
It’s that time of the year again. The time for beer that is cheaper than the usual cheap. When pasta and “red sauce” 5 days a week consists of budgeting. Springtime for post-secondary students is often a lean financial period. Those savings from summer are badly...
MMFBT 031: Robert Brown – “Wealthing Like Rabbits”
There’s lots of places to go for financial advice but very few places that are going to bring you references to, sex, video games, and the undead. That’s what you’re in for today on the More Money for Beer and Textbooks Podcast. Any personal finance book that starts...
MMFBT 030: John Robertson – “The Value of Simple”
The More Money for Beer and Textbooks Podcast is back and ready for an exciting 2015. If you get anything at all out of the podcast (and I hope you do considering the quality of guests we bring on) please do us a favour and let your buddies know what this podcast...
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