Personal Finance is a subject which is not talked about enough in college; students graduate unprepared and are hit with money issues they didn’t even see coming (I actually have to pay back my education???). And that’s simply because we don’t have financial education in the curriculum. So I went on Tumblr and asked 42 […]
Category: Money Education
Simple Steps to Start Investing in College (US Version)
Ahhh investing… the word gives you the chills. You might imagine ‘investing’ as old men with cigars discussing numbers or even bankers attacking each other as they try to put their money into some weird machine. I always thought it was a boring adult thing that I would never have to deal with, until I […]
Top 5 Skill-Building Jobs for College Students
You want money. You want skills. You don’t want to work in a fast food restaurant. The solution? A side-hustle that will give you money and skills, and not leave you smelling of over-calorific oily fries everyday. Yes it exists. College is the perfect place to start a side-hustle because you have more time (if […]
Why is Personal Finance so Important for us College Kids?
You step out of the front doors of your university. The sun is shining, birds are chirping, you can feel the wind slightly caressing your cheeks. You’ve just graduated from college with honours and feel like you’ve completed a big step in your life. You feel satisfied. Then, out of nowhere, a sharp ringing sound […]
5 Money Management Habits to Acquire in College
You’re in college and you feel free. You can eat what you want, go to class when you want, and even spend money on what you want. FREEDOM. It feels amazing. Then slowly, you start realising the number on your bank account balance starts to decrease. Your wallet is emptying faster than you think and […]
How to Acquire a Financial DIY Mentality
Schools have failed to teach us how to manage money once in the real world. We’re all going to be earning money, spending money and hopefully, saving money, and yet many of us DON’T KNOW what money even really is!! It sucks, and it doesn’t help us. Want to live the rest of your life […]
Financial Experiments: The Fun Way to Finance
What if I told you finances are fun? That saving money, spending less and calculating tax returns is basically a hobby? That Calculating your budget is something you can look forward to? Ok ok, it might seem like a bit of a stretch, but it IS possible to make your finances fun. And it’s through […]
Fat taxes: good or bad idea?
Today I decided to scratch my own itch and understand what a ‘fat tax’ really is and whether it’s a good idea. After doing a bit of research, I settled on Wikipedia (I see you judging) for a good definition: Fat tax: a tax placed on fattening food, beverages or on overweight individuals. The main […]
What the F@%K is a Lifestyle Fund?
I’m starting this series of ‘What the F@%K is a…’ in order to express the thought I have each time I see some financial jargon in a newspaper/magazine and have ABSOLUTELY no idea what it means. I then proceed to my good friend Google and look up said definition only to be bombarded with ten […]
Are Female Fund Managers Better than their Male Counterparts?
News! This year the HFRX Women index reported returns of 9.95% compared to 4.81% for the broader range of hedge funds. That’s 5.14% women doing better at managing funds! Exciting, but we forget one thing: sample size. There are indeed less of us in the financial world than men. Actually, only one in 20 hedge […]
