Is Ontario Teachers College Still a Good Investment?
As a teacher I am often asked by some of my friends (many of them with liberal arts degrees and fascinating careers as baristas and bartenders) if I think it is a good job. This is basically an...
View ArticleIs College Pro Painters a Scam?
Over the next few weeks here at My University Money we’re going to be taking an in-depth look at a few cool summer job opportunities (even though by this point you should probably have something locked...
View ArticleDon’t Trash Your Old Cell Phone
With technology evolving at such unprecedented rates in the modern world, the question many consumers have today is what to do with their old stuff. Many people simply decide that their old laptop or...
View ArticleTree Planting Jobs for the Summer
What would a series of articles about summer jobs for students be without looking at one of the most stereotypical jobs of them all – tree planting. If you grew up in a rural area perhaps you’re...
View ArticleWhy Do Professors Have Such Long Booklists?
One key trick that I learned while going to university (and also one we pointed out in our book), is to go to the first few classes before you plunked down hundreds of dollars of textbooks for a...
View ArticleStart Your Own Business as a Summer Job With Summer Company
You’ve got to give props to the Ontario government for giving a hip new name to a project that is trying to appeal to youth today. I mean “Summer Company” as the name of the government program that...
View ArticleFSWEP Summer Jobs In Canada
If you Google “summer jobs in Canada for university students” chances are the term FSWEP summer jobs will pop up. This odd acronym is short for Federal Student Work Experience Program. As far as...
View Article9 Ways a Campus Bar Can Rise to Greatness
Things have been getting too serious around here lately with summer job articles and saving money on this or that. I thought we’d look at something a little more in line with what I was worried about...
View ArticleRunning for Student Union President
Want to make $30,000-$40,000 a year while chilling out on your campus and going to a ton of student parties every week? Want to have access to tuition credits, travel expense claims, and several other...
View ArticleGood Networking (Relationship Building) vs Ineffective Networking
Networking is one of those overused clichés that teachers, self-help gurus, and personal finance bloggers like to throw around. I think what happened was that someone took a pretty straight-forward...
View ArticleFive Thrifty Tips for College & University Students
Want to know a few quick ways to keep your hard-earned cash in your pockets this semester check out my top five list over at CBC. If you’re wondering why I’m suddenly publishing my...
View ArticleCanada’s Youth Unemployment Reality
Much has been written about the reality of youth unemployment rates in Canada today, but most of it is the sort of vague and generalized crap that could be summed up in a tweet and doesn’t really give...
View ArticleBuying a Duplex or a Fixer-Upper to Live In While You’re In School
We’ve talked before about how to pitch your parents on buying a house for you while you go to school. Today I figured I’d think about taking it to the next level. I should admit right up front that I...
View ArticleNot Every Student Can Become an Entrepreneur
I don’t know why I read internet comment boards. Logically I know only a deranged fool would waste their precious minutes on Earth skimming through the comment section of news articles. The...
View ArticleLive Like a Student or Treat Yo-Self After You Graduate?
It isn’t easy to live in the modern Western World and not succumb to the consumerist/materialistic mindset. This is especially true for the years immediately following your graduation from...
View ArticleUniversity Costs vs a Jug of a Milk in 1990
In Kyle’s recent podcast discussion with Rob Carrick they talked about how the weird forced ignorance of past generations when it comes to truly understanding how much a post-secondary education costs...
View ArticleThe Best Student Credit Cards In Canada
Some people don’t think students should have access to credit cards. Their reasoning is that 18-year olds are not yet mature enough to understand the tool of credit, and they can get themselves in...
View ArticleThanks for Paying for My Education Joe/Jane Taxpayer
Thanks guys and gals! I never could have done it without all the free money you all gave to me? Oh, you didn’t realize that over my five years as a full-time student Canadian taxpayers (that means...
View ArticleLearn “The Game” of University to Save Time & Money
“Go to college/university and get smarter they say. Work hard and you too can live the dream they told me. Now I’m retaking ______ for the third time and yet some of my buddies party three times a...
View ArticleImproving Career Education In High School
A few weeks ago we took a look at just why Canada’s public schools were getting an “F” in financial literacy 101. Interestingly enough, when Rob Carrick of The Globe and Mail talked about this issue...
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