Financial Literacy Month
Welcome to the Carleton Financial Literacy Month home page! The Government of Canada introduced November as Financial Literacy Month as a way to help Canadians increase their financial strength. We use this as an opportunity to help you build a strong financial background for your time at Carleton and beyond!
Table of Contents
November 2025
Check out our posts and videos on topics such as conscious spending, comparative finances, and the process of money management! We’ll be uploading all throughout the month of November.
Shopping for Financial Balance: The Art of Mindful Spending
Achieving and maintaining financial balance is increasingly challenging in a world saturated with media designed to influence constant spending. Media, and most especially social media,…
Managing Your Money: Building Your Financial System
Everybody is different. Our needs, wants, and goals are all unique. There is rarely a one-size-fits-all solution to managing your money. This is why it’s…
The Trap of Comparing your Finances to Others
The phrase ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ originated in England in 1879 and then was popularized by a comic strip that began in 1913[i] and…
November 2024
Check out some of the videos we released this past Financial Literacy Month below. You’ll find videos on our YouTube channel about all things personal finance. Don’t forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss an upload!
Frauds & Scams
How to make a budget
Student resources
November 2023
Join our host, Spenny, as he guides you through popular money issues facing students with his series “Savings with Spenny”!
Credit Scores
How to Save Money on Textbooks
Taxes as a Student
Virtual Presentations
You can watch some of our past virtual presentations for FLM, including presentations done by Canadian best-selling personal finance author Rob Brown and accredited financial planner Pamela George: