Savings Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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Credit Cards Student Credit College 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2017

For example, the University of Toronto offers career development services [link] to current students and recent graduates. Current job postings for full-time and part-time opportunities. In their minds, part of the college experience is being an (almost) adult, which in turn means access to credit.

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College Graduation Used Points 133

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 4, 2011

It’s well within a college student’s ability to start saving money while they’re still getting a degree, and to graduate with a firm grasp on their finances and an idea of how to succeed going forward. First things first: Be smart about credit. All it takes is some common sense.

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College Graduation Credit Cards Re-use 169

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. My biggest financial regret is the amount of money we spent on restaurant meals from the time we were married and both working full time to when we had kids. That’s not right.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 175

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

When I graduated high school I went straight into the workforce as an accounting assistant, and did business school on nights and weekends. After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. I took on extra work outside of my full-time accounting job.

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

They had me, and then my mom decided to go back to school full-time and get a PhD. Three years later, she graduated, and my dad decided to do the same.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 186