Student Finance 101 Blogs

  • Canada Student Loans Go ZERO INTEREST!

    Sometimes, change seems to take forever when suddenly, bang!

    After several decades of debate, the interest charges on both Canada Student Loans and Canada Apprentice Loans were effectively ended yesterday (November 3, 2022). 

    Canada had a Covid-pandemic pause on student loan interest charges that was set to last through March, 2023. The new zero-interest policy takes effect starting April, 2023, replacing the Covid pause.

    Revealed in Freeland's mini-budget




  • Canada Student Loans Go ZERO INTEREST test

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    Sometimes, change seems to take forever when suddenly, bang!After several decades of debate, the interest charges on both Canada Student Loans and Canada Apprentice Loans were effectively ended yesterday (November 3, 2022).Canada had a Covid-pandemic pause on student loan interest charges that was set to last through March, 2023. The new zero-interest policy takes effect starting April, 2023, replacing the Covid pause.




  • Podcast: Me 'n' My University Money

    Thanks to Kyle Prevost, co-creator of My University Money, I've done a Skype interview you can check out online. Link is below, after I blather a bit.

    I've meant to do podcasts for years and since I used to work in radio, it sounds easy.

    You just get out the audio gear and edit a few talks about how to pay off all this student debt you've got. Or, better yet, how you can avoid this mess in the first place. 

    But there are never enough hours in my day. Argh, neverrr!!!




  • Books 2 Come

     

    1. We hear you: not everybody likes e-books. So there will be a paperback version of Kaching! How your family can cut thousands off your debt without spending a cent. [Seriously].

    That should be out by the end of this year. We'll announce it on the website or you can just follow the Ka-Ching ad there and see the paper option.

    2. There's a new book on the way after that, my Student Loan Survival Guide. I'm actually writing 2 at the same time. Umm, don't ask why - it just happened.




  • Ideas for Newbie Teachers

    Are you a new teacher wondering when - or if - you’ll ever get the job you trained for?

    If so, I've got something to share.

    Katie Hyslop, a knowledgeable education beat reporter with Canadian online newsmagazine The Tyee,” has published an interesting piece full of ideas and information that could help new education grads.

    It could also help if you’re currently considering or now studying in this field.