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Financial Skills: Budgeting and Expense Planning

November 13, 2019 at 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Location:608 Robertson Hall
Audience:Current Students

This workshop primarily focuses on how to create and maintain a reasonable budget given your income level. It covers the main pitfalls of improper budgeting and will show you ways to stay on track. Learn how to effectively monitor and cut costs using various free online tools and apps and how to automate your savings. Join us for this workshop brought to you by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada to learn how small changes in your daily spending can lead to major savings.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Learn how to create a budget, save money, and identify spending patterns.
  • Identify myths about building wealth and remaining wealthy.
  • Familiarize yourself with free online resources provided by the government of Canada and others that can be used to make better financial decisions.

Workshop leader: Alex Gavrila

Note: While not required, it is recommended to attend both Budgeting & Expense Planning and Debt & Credit Scores, your schedule permitting, in order to get the most out of these workshops.

All graduate students are welcome. If you are a TA, this session counts toward voluntary paid training hours, provided that you are working as a TA in the term when the training takes place.

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