Christian Faigen came to Algonquin College in Ottawa from the Ottawa Valley town of Eganville five years ago to study
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Willing to prepare for the inevitable
You might think making a will is too morbid. Or that you’re too young, too healthy, or have too little
Continue reading »Alphabet battle – RESP vs. TFSA
Registered Education Savings Plans are all about helping kids get a post-secondary education. But for anybody with a RESP and
Continue reading »Home sweet home wherever
University is expensive, no matter how you look at it. As record high tuition collides with a turbulent economy, rising
Continue reading »Back home after graduation
With the arrival of spring, another fresh crop of university graduates is ready to take on the world, but they’ll
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Carleton student Ramzi Nashif is joining tens of thousands of students across Canada in pursuing a graduate degree because specializing
Continue reading »The price of sound
Ten years ago, Steve Guttenberg was reviewing CDs for a living. He didn’t have a portable CD player to listen
Continue reading »Tuition fight beating a dead horse
Students in Ottawa have been parading the streets by parliament hill for years in the “Drop Fees” rallies, but to
Continue reading »To be or not to be Canadian
The arrival of more competition in Canada’s cell phone industry should benefit consumers but users are waiting to see whether
Continue reading »Leasing on the rocks
In days gone by, low monthly payments and short contracts made leasing a car an attractive option for people on
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