Be Money Smart

Earn it, save it, spend it, invest it, borrow it — but whatever you do, be smart about it! Money can’t buy happiness — but it does give you choices. Follow our swigg experts and get the cash “inside scoop”.
 

7 Sep

Discounts? Just For Being a Student?

Every year my school sells SPC cards on registration day. For a long time, I thought that SPC cards were just a waste of money because I thought that they only offered discounts to students at a very small number of stores. But recently, I changed my mind about it.

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16 Aug

Understanding the Basics of the Stock Market

Hey all you Cash Savvy Swigg Girls!

Have you ever wanted to understand the basics of how the stock market works but when someone tries to explain it, you kind of glaze over? Check out these rappers! In about 4 minutes they explain what took me a semester to learn in my Grade 12 Economics class.

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8 Apr

Should Young Women Try and Marry Rich?

Hey Swigg Girls!

Here is a great article that we wanted to share with you.
Check it out here.

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28 Dec

Mint.com for Managing Your Money

Hey Girls

Sierra again -- how are you? I want to introduce you to a great website for managing your money. It's called mint.com

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28 Nov

Gail Vaz-Oxlade's Guide to Holiday Shopping

Getting to January without a financial hangover your money

 

The holidays are just around the corner and only the most savvy of us have everything under control. That's one of the problems with our very busy lives… there's just no time.

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16 Nov

The show Prince$$

Hi Swigg Girls

Has anyone been watching the show Prince$$ with Gaile Vaz-Oxlade? Gail is a no nonsense money coach who teaches young women how to hold on to their cash. If you want some tips, check out her show on SLICE.  Watch the video and then share some of your tips below.

 

9 Aug

Summer Job Woes: A Swigg Girl’s Perspective

 

I’m Megan, a new blogger around here, and I’m excited to join the team. I spent my summer in Calgary, joining the masses of teenagers and university students looking for work.

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24 Jul

The Frugal Fashionista

Hi Chikitas

This is Alex C from Milton, Ontario.  I just finished high school and am going to school for nursing. Trying to save for school,  I've always been into finding ways to save money but still look good and have your own style.

One of my favorite things to do is turn old "not so new" jeans into trendy, hot looks. 

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2 Jul

Mindless Spending: The Credit Card

 

 

I don’t remember exactly how old I was when I got my first credit card, but I do remember that it was something I had been waiting for.

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20 May

What Kind of Spender Are You?

 

When I got close to the end of high school, I realized that I had to figure out pretty quickly how to save money to buy the stuff I wanted and keep up with school, car and phone bill expenses. My phone bill was probably the thing that was most out of control for me as I was calling home a lot to my friends in Europe. You can imagine how expensive that was!
 
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