Summer Vacation: Don't Blow Your Money!

I recently spoke with Emily Minthorn at www.jobposting.ca about how students can save money over summer.

Let's face it - it's hard these days to make big money during summer. Unemployment rates are still high enough that many students end up with a summer full of only part-time or occasional work. And wages are often low for student jobs, especially if your province has a low minimum or "training wage."

If this applies to you, you have to hang onto your hard-earned cash so you can start your next school year with enough money to last. Running short and resorting to credit cards is not an option. Who needs a financial crisis on top of the stress of final exams!

The catch is, summer is when your money can most easily melt away... Vacations, socializing, shopping,  travelling home - costs like these can leave you broke if you're not ready. That's why Minthorn asked for ideas that would help students keep more money for school. 

Job Postings magazine has a print version that goes to campuses. So because Minthorn's "Money Zone" article ("Locked and Loaded") -- the result of our conversation -- can be hard to find online, I've attached the magazine copy here as a pdf.

Here is Minthorn's "Locked and Loaded" as it ran in the May, 2010 print issue.

I'll add more tips in a future blog. In the meantime, feel free to send the strategies that work for you. It's easy - just use the form in Contact Us.) 

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