8 tips to manage your finances as a Douglas College student

Student Success Advisors share their favourite financial planning resources to help you budget and meet your goals.

Beyond the face: Meet Chandan

Financial Analysis student Chandan Jaraith thought he was destined for a life in computers science, until one course at Douglas set him on a whole new path.

Investing in Douglas put this grad on the path to financial and career success

BBA alum Jeremy Spiridigliozzi chose carefully when planning his education, and boosted his learning with real-world practice.

Taking his education to the bank with help from the Career Centre

Thanks to the Career Boost program, this Finance student turned his education into a job.

Looking to make bank? Attend a finance recruitment event.

white text on blue background with image of computer and hands. text says on-campus recruiting hiring Douglas students and alumni.

Find out how Douglas College’s Indu Deivendran landed a job just a few months after attending a recruitment event.

Follow the money: Finance manager turns criminal investigator

Monika Kaczorowska is a finance manager studying criminology

Monika Kaczorowska is working on a successful career in the finance industry while she studies criminology. Find out how she plans to meld her two interests together.

Making bank in Switzerland

Supun stands with hands in pocket.

Business exchange student gains new perspective on life – and supercharges his resumé.

Overcoming That #ChristmasDebt

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I procrastinated on buying Christmas presents… again. What can I say, being a student is expensive enough without taking into consideration all the gifts that you have to buy for Christmas. Lately, I’ve been thinking about why I even celebrate Christmas and how it has changed as I’ve gotten older. Growing up in Scotland, I knew Christmas as the time of the year when everything I had ever wanted was waiting for me underneath the Christmas tree. As I grew into my teenage years, which I spent in Jamaica, Christmas became more… Read More

Cold. Hard. Cash: 4 Budgeting Tips for Students

Some of us have it, we all need it, and as college kids, we could always use a little bit more. I’m talking about money. That cold. hard. cash. A couple of weeks ago, the Peer Health Educators at Douglas College were kind enough to bring in the fine gents of Young Guys Finance to teach some money basics like budgeting and how to be smart with your money. Their fun and cool approach to personal finance truly made the idea of money way less daunting. Budgeting can often be a less… Read More