The Waterloo Banking Project is striving to be the first student-run credit union in Canada. The project gives volunteers incredible experience they can take to the job market while also providing financial solutions and information tailored to students.

The “GreenSquared” series will explore the many different ways we can incorporate “green,” environmentally-conscious practices into our student and entry-level lives while keeping our wallets and bank accounts just as full with that other “green” stuff (as in, you can afford it!).

Once planted, growing herbs is very easy—the most difficult part will probably be remembering to water them!

Going out for drinks every weekend can be hard on your wallet—and your liver. Believe it or not, there are other options for having fun with friends without the nasty headache the next morning.

Entertainment merchandise can be really expensive if you’re living on a budget, so it’s hard to justify shelling out money for a book you’re really interested in or a DVD you really want to see when you’ve got bills that demand most of your paycheque.

You know that shoebox your bills, receipts and bank statements call home? Here’s a handy list of the financial papers you should either keep or toss, and how long you should hang onto them.

We all know having an apartment isn’t just a one-payment deal. It’s a monthly committment filled with little extra price tags we may not always expect. Here are some ways to save cash in your home-sweet-home.

You never truly realize how immense the costs for the “small things” are until you move out of your parents’ home and live on your own for the very first time. My own bank account took a hit when I first moved out—that is, until someone asked me, “Have you tried the dollar store?”

It’s a tough call, but if you feel that you’re being used and confronting the situation hasn’t helped, then maybe you’re better off spending your time and wealth with real friends—friends who give back as much as they get.

We all know at least one: the friend who loves to tag along for drinks and conveniently “forgets his wallet,” or that co-worker who borrows $10 here and there and just happens to overlook the very important act of paying it back.