Don't Work Forever

Tomorrow. like every weekday, I am going to get up before 6 to go to a job I don't particularly like. But what if I didn't have to? How nice would it be to sleep in, then wake up and try learning French, or volunteering, or maybe just making it a lazy day? That is what I am working towards. Check out how



http://poorstudent.ca/2012/05/16/you-do-not-have-to-work-forever/

Do What You Want

If you are a student and want freedom when you graduate there is one important thing for you to do. Check out Poor Student to find out what it is.

Save Money On Textbooks

At Poor Student I have written about a few ways to save money on textbooks. Books will be one of the biggest holes in your wallet, so anyway to minimize the damage is welcome. Read it at

http://poorstudent.ca/2012/04/19/how-to-save-money-on-textbooks/

A Site To Save You Money

At Poor Student I have written about a wonderful site that can save you some serious coin on your shopping online. This site gives you rebates of a certain percentage of your purchase and can save you money on almost any retail website you can imagine. check out the post at

http://poorstudent.ca/2012/04/11/great-canadian-rebates-rewards-for-spending/

Credit Cards

At Poor Student I have written about a popular topic amongst students, credit cards. My opinion probably differs from the majority but I believe there are two sides to the coin and only one gets touted most of the time. You can read it at

http://poorstudent.ca/2012/04/03/apply-for-a-credit-card/

ATMs

At Poor Student I have written about the wrong way to use ATMs. Lots of people might find ATMs as a matter of convenience but there is a price you are paying for that convenience. Read more at

http://poorstudent.ca/2012/03/28/atm-fees-avoid-them/

The Best Advice I Can Give

At Poor Student I have written the best advice that students can get. If there is one thing they can do to help their finances it would be this. You can read it at


http://poorstudent.ca/2012/03/26/apply-for-scholarships/

Warren Buffett Biography Review

At Poor Student I have posted my review of Alice Schroeder's biography of Warren Buffett. I was really interested in learning more about this investing magician, ad what better place than to learn it from his life. You can read more about it at


http://poorstudent.ca/2012/03/23/the-snowball-warren-buffett-and-the-business-of-life/

Make Money As A Test Subject

At Poor Student I have written about my experience as a guinea pig. It is not exactly what you are thinking, there are actually psychological studies at universities and colleges that will pay you to participate. Read more about it at

http://poorstudent.ca/2012/03/20/make-money-as-a-test-subject/

Summer Job

At Poor Student I have explained my thinking behind how to choose a summer job. It is a tough decision and I still am not 100% sure but I think I came to a final choice. You can read about it at

http://poorstudent.ca/2012/03/13/summer-job/

February Dividends

I thought it would be cool to show people how quickly and effectively dividends can be used to make money. So at Poor Student I have been updating and telling people how much money I have made from dividends every month. I got all my dividends for the month of February so the last month is now up. You can read it at


http://poorstudent.ca/2012/03/08/february-dividends/

Dividend Investing

At Poor Student I have decided to perhaps enlighten some people about my chosen form of investing right now: dividend investing. You buy a stock of a company and then they pay you for buying that stock. Sounds good to me, and maybe it sounds interesting to you. Check it out at

http://poorstudent.ca/2012/03/06/dividend-investing/

Why Don't You Invest Instead?

At Poor Student, I decided I would try and convince at least somebody to not spend their money as soon as they get it. If you keep a little bit of the money that you make instead of giving it all away right away, in a few years you will have a lot more money. If this sounds a bit like you you can read the full thing at

http://poorstudent.ca/2012/03/03/invest-instead/

Beginner Blogger Challenge

At Poor Student I decided to join a challenge offered by Passive Income To Retire. It afforded me the opportunity to offer a little advice and insights from a new blogger to those even less experienced than me or who are about to start out. If that sounds like it describes you head over to

http://poorstudent.ca/2012/02/29/beginner-blogger-challenge/

Where You Going To Live?

At Poor Student I have covered the options for students as to where they are going to live. Housing costs are the biggest expense for most students, so getting the most bang for your buck can really help the old wallet. Read it at

http://poorstudent.ca/2012/02/26/housing-options-for-students/

TFSA For Students

At Poor Student I have already written about how students should open a RRSP. Now it is time to suggest opening a TFSA. It is important, and I think necessary, for students to start a TFSA as soon as possible. Read more at


http://poorstudent.ca/2012/02/22/tfsa-for-students/

Student RRSPs

Over at Poor Student I have written my little bit about how students should use their RRSPs. A lot of students might think they are too young to be thinking about retirement, which is exactly why they will be worried about it when it is close to fruition. You can read it here


http://poorstudent.ca/2012/02/20/rrsp-for-students/

RRSP For Students

I would recommend that all students open an RRSP, I think it is something that you can do once and forget about until later when it is more important. At Poor Student I wrote my little bit of advice about what students should do with regards to their RRSPs. You can read it at

http://poorstudent.ca/2012/02/20/rrsp-for-students/

Should You Get OSAP If You Don't Need It?

My new post is up at Poor Student. I did not want to take a loan for school because I thought all debt was bad but in hindsight there was a much smarter way. The post is about how I should've used OSAP. Here's the post

http://poorstudent.ca/2012/02/14/osap-or-line-of-credit/

$800 From The Government!

Over at Poor Student I am trying to make every student in Ontario aware that they have a limited amount of time to apply to get some free money from the government. The provincial Liberals have implemented the 30% tuition rebate which is our government's way of lessening the hardship of paying for school. Almost all post secondary school students are eligible, but there is a deadline. Check out my post on it at

http://poorstudent.ca/2012/02/13/ontario-30-tuition-rebate/