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!

1. November 2025

2. November 2024

3. November 2023

4. Virtual Presentations

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!

Student resources

How to make a budget

Frauds & Scams

November 2023

Join our host, Spenny, as he guides you through popular money issues facing students with his series “Savings with Spenny”!

Taxes as a Student

How to Save Money on Textbooks

Credit Scores

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: