On February 14, 2019, Mac’s Money Centre and the Student Success Centre partnered with McMaster’s Hospitality Services to bring students together by creating healthy and budget friendly meals. Throughout the event, our money coaches, award winning chefs, and certified nutritionist provided helpful tips on grocery shopping, meal-prep, creating “planned-overs”, and nutrition facts. In this free interactive cooking event, students learned how to cook Pad Thai and Spring Rolls while staying on a student-friendly budget.

Did we forget to mention that the meals we prepared was vegan, gluten-free, and delicious?

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Thank you to McMaster Hospitality Services, Mac’s Money Centre, and the Student Success Centre for a wonderful event. For those interested in the recipe, see below:

One litre of Gluten free Pad Thai Sauce

1/2            cup                       Peanut butter

1/4            cup                       Coconut milk

1/2            cup                       Sweet chili sauce or tamarind

1/4            cup                       Tamari or soya sauce

1/8           cup                        Rice vinegar

2               cups                      H20

1               Tbls                       Garlic puree

1               Tbls                       Ginger puree

Mix all these ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a light boil.

As soon as sauce is hot add your choice of ingredients to it and top with a lime wedge and (optional) chopped peanuts.

Enjoy!

As part of Financial Literacy Month, we asked McMaster students to share their dreams. This is what they had to say.

McMaster has made applying for scholarships more intuitive and user-friendly. Learn about different scholarship types, availability, who can apply (full-time, part-time, international), and how and when you will receive them!

Meet with former McMaster students, as they talk about how they achieved their dreams of travel and their life after Mac.

We asked students to share what they wanted to know about money.

Stop by the Student Success Centre (GH110) and catch a shooting star in exchange for
free swag. Learn about the services available through Mac’s Money Centre and what’s happening this November as part of Financial Literacy Month.

Don’t sleep on your dreams! Make them a reality.

Have you ever dreamed of travelling the world, but a lack of money and time has stopped you? Learn from a panel of former Mac alumni who have lived this dream and find out how they made it happen.

Living the dream with The Globe and Mail’s Rob Carrick and Roma Luciw.

Straight up advice from the experts on achieving your goals and doing it quicker than you think. Rob Carrick has been writing about personal finance, business, and economics for close to 20 years. Rob will be joined by Roma Luciw, The Globe and Mail’s personal finance editor. Free signed books (limited quantities available), giveaways and food!

Make your dreams happen. Ask anything! (Online)

Your opportunity to ask any questions about credit, debt repayment, setting financial goals, taxes, building wealth, spending, bill payments, and more. Conversations will be confidential.

Protect your dreams (and your money) from fraud.

This session will give you the information you need to know about identity theft, debt and credit card theft, e-mail fraud/phishing, mass marketing, and internet fraud.

This November 2018, join MMC as they help you to dream big and make your dreams a reality. Increase your knowledge and money management skills so that you can feel confident when it comes to making decisions about money.

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Mac’s Money Coach Terry Bennett meets with CFMU’s Brian Zheng to speak on: budgeting, credit, debt, and taxes for students.

Students entering their formative years of university are exposed to many new financial experiences. For many students, this will be the first time they have taken out a loan, put a credit card in their name, and as a result, accumulated debt. Although debt while pursuing a tangible goal can be beneficial, it is always important to manage your debt wisely.

“We’d really want to help students be a little more conscious about what money they have to spend… is their spending intentional? Without a budget, it’s hard to know when you should stop tapping your credit card.” -Terry Bennett.

One of the biggest misconceptions is that students think their finances are going to be hard because they need math skills. In truth, money skills are relatively simple. By booking an appointment with Mac’s Money Coach, you will learn how to utilize the online tools that help make budgeting, credit comparison, and investment calculations that much easier. If you want to learn more about finances, be sure to register on OSCARplus for events during Financial Literacy Month.

This year, our theme for Financial Literacy Month is “Dream BIG”. Although money can’t buy you sleep, it can buy you a bed. First and foremost, money is a tool to achieving your dreams and ultimately, your goals. Look online to see our list of FREE events and workshops throughout the month of November.

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Financial Literacy Month is a national movement that encourages Canadians to invest in their financial well-being. At Mac’s Money Centre, we hope students will take advantage of our services and resources to help build a budget, learn how to properly file their taxes, guides to investing and saving, as well as financial advise for when students finish university.  

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For Financial Literacy Month, we asked students to share their thoughts on basic financial terms. Here’s how they answered.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., TwelvEighty Bar and Grill

Get answers to some of the big financial questions around deciding whether to rent or own; saving versus spending; what’s a pension and why care; prioritizing spending and a newly earned income (and maybe even invest!), and how to repay debt and still have a social life.

This free event will provide you with insights into personal finance and give you a better sense of what to expect in your financial life after Mac. There will be networking, free food and refreshments following their candid and unplugged talk. Join us for a night of straight up advice with the experts.

The first 75 students and alumni to register and attend the event will receive a signed copy of Rob Carrick’s latest book, How Not to Move Back in With Your Parents: The Young Person’s Guide to Financial Empowerment.

This event is open to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as alumni.
Registration is open on OSCARplus.

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