Obtaining a student credit card shortly after becoming an adult in your province or territory is a smart choice. In fact, I encourage every one of my students to do this on their eighteenth birthday. Getting a credit card as soon as possible will help students start to develop credit early. This can have a …
Building credit as a teen can be one of the best decisions you’ll ever make. But building credit as a teen is also viewed as being impossible. Many of the basic ways of building credit young, such as getting a credit card or a loan in your name, cannot be done until you’re an adult. …
I’ll admit, I still don’t know much about the stock market. But playing stock market games? That sounds like an easier challenge. Friends and family who are in business encourage me to put my money away in stocks. Ironically, they always have a hunch on a growing company or one that is set to explode. …
I believe personal finance should be taught in every high school in the country. Correct that. I believe it should be mandatory to graduate. Whatever the decision may be after high school, every student needs personal finance skills. The downside is that many students are not prepared to make the major financial choices with their …
