Archive for: August 2008

August 28, 2008

Good news! Financial education in post secondary settings

Filed under: Money Mentors - 28 Aug 2008

We facilitated a seminar today for a group of teachers, and one of them commented that we should be teaching money management in schools. (..a frequent comment!). We are delighted to let you know that some post-secondary settings are offering financial education opportunities for their students this fall.
- SAIT students can attend a free seminar, courtesy of their Student Association. …

August 21, 2008

Beat school budget blues

Filed under: In The News... - 21 Aug 2008

For many parents, September is a time for singing the blues — the money blues that is. While some may welcome the school routine after those lazy days of summer, this time of year can be tough on the wallet. Between school fees and supplies, transit or busing, new clothes and the start-up of extra-curricular activities, parents often end up …

August 13, 2008

Who should pay for school costs?

Filed under: Money Mentors - 13 Aug 2008

We had an interesting discussion in the lunch room today. Who should be responsible to cover the costs of school and school supplies for a variety of ages and stages of schooling? Here are the scenarios we faced: 

-         A 16 year old, who had her first full time job this summer, whose parents paid all of her …

August 7, 2008

Did you see our new schedule?

Filed under: Money Mentors - 07 Aug 2008

We have just posted the new seminar schedule for the fall. Check it out on the seminars tab on this website. We are delighted to be able to hold seminars in a variety of locations:  Red Deer, Lethbridge, Edmonton & various sites in Calgary.

If that isn’t enough, just call us and we will book a session at …