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Updates: April 29 – May 5

Brian / May 5th, 2012 / 1 Comment

This week’s update is coming to you live from the Surrey City Centre Library! As CF mentioned earlier in the week, she is volunteering as a human book today. Being the supportive guy I am, I made the trek out for a day of adventure in Surrey. I haven’t been here since the new mall was finished and with the amount of development going on (the library is new and gorgeous) it’s a very...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: cost of living, post secondary, surrey city centre, tuition, university, volunteering

My $1000 back to school budget

back to school budget, budget for college, budgeting

CF / May 18th, 2011 / 2 Comments

So I’ve been a little busy the last few weeks and neglecting the blog! One excuse – I’m back at the university full time to finish up the last year of my 2nd degree program. Going back to school without going back into debt meant massive savings and massive budgeting. Currently, I have enough saved to pay for tuition plus the next two months of living expenses. I have enough guaranteed...

Posted in: Money Tagged with: $1000, budget, debt, money, school, university

Meet my financial mistakes

financial mistakes, money mistakes, debt, credit card

CF / May 9th, 2011 / 4 Comments

I’ve made a lot of financial mistakes in not a lot of time. In some ways, it was for the best, because I learned a lot of life lessons and it gave me a lot of motivation for getting my financial house in order. In other ways, it’s really kept me from pursuing opportunities that I’ve been interested in. Photo credit: Original photo by Images of Money via http://www.flickr.com/photos/59937401@N07/5929554283/in/photostream Taking...

Posted in: Credit and Debt, Money Tagged with: credit, debt, money mistakes, student loans, university

How CF got her first job out of college

first job out of college, cell biology, genetics, science

CF / April 18th, 2011 / No Comments

During my first degree, I was determined to get experience in my field so that I would not become another unemployed person with a Bachelor’s degree. When I look back now on the experiences that I gained, there is a very clear connection between the choices that I made and the opportunities available to me. At the time, it sure didn’t seem that way. Young, dumb and lacking in experience My...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: first job, university, work