It's A Money Thing
Who said financial education has to be all serious and boring? Join our main character Jen on her journey to understand everything there is to know about money. It's A Money Thing is also used by our Synergy Emerging Leaders group in schools and community groups as part of our financial literacy presentations.
EARNING AN INCOME
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Scholarship Application Time-Savers
Successful scholarship applications take considerable time and effort. Although there’s no shortcut to a quality application, there are steps you can take to make your efforts as rewarding as possible.
Three Job Interview Mindsets
It’s the night before the interview. Your outfit is all laid out, your resumé is hot off the press and you’ve Google-Mapped your route. You’ve done your company research and practised answering tough questions.
Understanding and Directing Your Withholdings
You just got your paycheque. Your eyes scan down the list of deductions and settle on the most important part—your take-home pay.
Where You Seek Financial Advice Says a Lot About You
How did you decide where to open your first bank account? Where did you learn to budget or pay bills? If you have a money question now, what do you do?
What’s Your Time Worth?
It’s hard to ignore the appeal of making real money online—after all, we live in a world where bloggers land book and movie deals...
When’s the best time to write a business plan?
Writing a business plan is an essential part of building a successful business. At its core, a business plan is a road map for your project.
Navigating Income Loss
Losing your job is stressful. Even with an emergency fund in place, it doesn’t take very long to feel the financial impact of a sudden loss of income.
Working from Home
The number of people working remotely is on the rise—and so are new trends in work-from-home fashion.
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Scholarship Application Time-Savers
Successful scholarship applications take considerable time and effort. Although there’s no shortcut to a quality application, there are steps you can take to make your efforts as rewarding as possible.
Three Job Interview Mindsets
It’s the night before the interview. Your outfit is all laid out, your resumé is hot off the press and you’ve Google-Mapped your route. You’ve done your company research and practised answering tough questions.
Understanding and Directing Your Withholdings
You just got your paycheque. Your eyes scan down the list of deductions and settle on the most important part—your take-home pay.
Where You Seek Financial Advice Says a Lot About You
How did you decide where to open your first bank account? Where did you learn to budget or pay bills? If you have a money question now, what do you do?
What’s Your Time Worth?
It’s hard to ignore the appeal of making real money online—after all, we live in a world where bloggers land book and movie deals...
When’s the best time to write a business plan?
Writing a business plan is an essential part of building a successful business. At its core, a business plan is a road map for your project.
Navigating Income Loss
Losing your job is stressful. Even with an emergency fund in place, it doesn’t take very long to feel the financial impact of a sudden loss of income.
Working from Home
The number of people working remotely is on the rise—and so are new trends in work-from-home fashion.
BUYING GOODS AND SERVICES
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Scholarship Application Time-Savers
Successful scholarship applications take considerable time and effort. Although there’s no shortcut to a quality application, there are steps you can take to make your efforts as rewarding as possible.
Three Job Interview Mindsets
It’s the night before the interview. Your outfit is all laid out, your resumé is hot off the press and you’ve Google-Mapped your route. You’ve done your company research and practised answering tough questions.
Understanding and Directing Your Withholdings
You just got your paycheque. Your eyes scan down the list of deductions and settle on the most important part—your take-home pay.
Where You Seek Financial Advice Says a Lot About You
How did you decide where to open your first bank account? Where did you learn to budget or pay bills? If you have a money question now, what do you do?
What’s Your Time Worth?
It’s hard to ignore the appeal of making real money online—after all, we live in a world where bloggers land book and movie deals...
When’s the best time to write a business plan?
Writing a business plan is an essential part of building a successful business. At its core, a business plan is a road map for your project.
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Scholarship Application Time-Savers
Successful scholarship applications take considerable time and effort. Although there’s no shortcut to a quality application, there are steps you can take to make your efforts as rewarding as possible.
Three Job Interview Mindsets
It’s the night before the interview. Your outfit is all laid out, your resumé is hot off the press and you’ve Google-Mapped your route. You’ve done your company research and practised answering tough questions.
Understanding and Directing Your Withholdings
You just got your paycheque. Your eyes scan down the list of deductions and settle on the most important part—your take-home pay.
Where You Seek Financial Advice Says a Lot About You
How did you decide where to open your first bank account? Where did you learn to budget or pay bills? If you have a money question now, what do you do?
What’s Your Time Worth?
It’s hard to ignore the appeal of making real money online—after all, we live in a world where bloggers land book and movie deals...
When’s the best time to write a business plan?
Writing a business plan is an essential part of building a successful business. At its core, a business plan is a road map for your project.
SAVING
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Scholarship Application Time-Savers
Successful scholarship applications take considerable time and effort. Although there’s no shortcut to a quality application, there are steps you can take to make your efforts as rewarding as possible.
Avoid the Lifestyle Creep
Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming about all of the amazing lifestyle changes that await you just beyond your next pay raise?
Responding to Financial Emergencies
The COVID-19 pandemic is a sobering reminder that financial challenges come in all shapes and sizes.
Saving With New Skills
Learning a new skill has many potential benefits. It can entertain you, it can save you money, it can boost your self-confidence, and it can unlock new opportunities at school and at work.
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Scholarship Application Time-Savers
Successful scholarship applications take considerable time and effort. Although there’s no shortcut to a quality application, there are steps you can take to make your efforts as rewarding as possible.
Avoid the Lifestyle Creep
Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming about all of the amazing lifestyle changes that await you just beyond your next pay raise?
Responding to Financial Emergencies
The COVID-19 pandemic is a sobering reminder that financial challenges come in all shapes and sizes.
Saving With New Skills
Learning a new skill has many potential benefits. It can entertain you, it can save you money, it can boost your self-confidence, and it can unlock new opportunities at school and at work.
USING CREDIT
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Scholarship Application Time-Savers
Successful scholarship applications take considerable time and effort. Although there’s no shortcut to a quality application, there are steps you can take to make your efforts as rewarding as possible.
How to Overcome ‘Credit Card Shyness’
News outlets and credit card companies are quick to label millennials as being credit card-shy.
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Scholarship Application Time-Savers
Successful scholarship applications take considerable time and effort. Although there’s no shortcut to a quality application, there are steps you can take to make your efforts as rewarding as possible.
How to Overcome ‘Credit Card Shyness’
News outlets and credit card companies are quick to label millennials as being credit card-shy.
BORROWING
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Scholarship Application Time-Savers
Successful scholarship applications take considerable time and effort. Although there’s no shortcut to a quality application, there are steps you can take to make your efforts as rewarding as possible.
How to Overcome ‘Credit Card Shyness’
News outlets and credit card companies are quick to label millennials as being credit card-shy.
Buying vs. Renting a Home: Are You Getting the Right Advice?
The average person moves residences about 11 times in their lifetime.
4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Signing a Mortgage
Asking the right questions is an important part of every financial decision you make, and home ownership is no exception.
The Dos and Don’ts of Debt Repayment
Consumer debt is an extremely contradictory part of our personal finances: it’s at once common and incredibly personal.
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Scholarship Application Time-Savers
Successful scholarship applications take considerable time and effort. Although there’s no shortcut to a quality application, there are steps you can take to make your efforts as rewarding as possible.
How to Overcome ‘Credit Card Shyness’
News outlets and credit card companies are quick to label millennials as being credit card-shy.
Buying vs. Renting a Home: Are You Getting the Right Advice?
The average person moves residences about 11 times in their lifetime.
4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Signing a Mortgage
Asking the right questions is an important part of every financial decision you make, and home ownership is no exception.
The Dos and Don’ts of Debt Repayment
Consumer debt is an extremely contradictory part of our personal finances: it’s at once common and incredibly personal.
PROTECTING AND INSURING
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Keep or Toss?
Every year, it’s nice to do a bit of “financial spring cleaning” and declutter the various hiding places where miscellaneous scraps of paper tend to accumulate.
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Keep or Toss?
Every year, it’s nice to do a bit of “financial spring cleaning” and declutter the various hiding places where miscellaneous scraps of paper tend to accumulate.
FINANCIAL INVESTING
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Decoding Cryptocurrency
Should you get in on it? Is it legit? Let’s dig into this mysterious new form of money.
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Decoding Cryptocurrency
Should you get in on it? Is it legit? Let’s dig into this mysterious new form of money.
CREDIT UNION ADVANTAGE
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Scholarship Application Time-Savers
Successful scholarship applications take considerable time and effort. Although there’s no shortcut to a quality application, there are steps you can take to make your efforts as rewarding as possible.
Keep or Toss?
Every year, it’s nice to do a bit of “financial spring cleaning” and declutter the various hiding places where miscellaneous scraps of paper tend to accumulate.
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
7 Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career
Choosing a career is tough. Whether you’re a new grad or considering a career change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting your next gig.
Scholarship Application Time-Savers
Successful scholarship applications take considerable time and effort. Although there’s no shortcut to a quality application, there are steps you can take to make your efforts as rewarding as possible.
Keep or Toss?
Every year, it’s nice to do a bit of “financial spring cleaning” and declutter the various hiding places where miscellaneous scraps of paper tend to accumulate.
GOLDEN YEARS
Retirement & Saving
Planning for retirement is a crucial aspect of financial management, and choosing the right retirement savings account can significantly impact your financial future.
Retirement & Taxes
Planning for retirement involves not only accumulating savings but also understanding the tax implications of various investment vehicles.
Retirement & Budgeting
Creating a retirement budget can significantly enhance your peace of mind and reduce financial stress during your golden years.
Retirement & Saving
Planning for retirement is a crucial aspect of financial management, and choosing the right retirement savings account can significantly impact your financial future.
Retirement & Taxes
Planning for retirement involves not only accumulating savings but also understanding the tax implications of various investment vehicles.
Retirement & Budgeting
Creating a retirement budget can significantly enhance your peace of mind and reduce financial stress during your golden years.
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