Money Resources

Access these free financial literacy resources to help you on your way to a healthy financial future and a solid start to your new academic year at Dal!

Useful links to budgeting 

• Budgeting for student life 
  
  
• Check out this handy Quarantine Food Calculator and 4-day meal plan 
  
  
• Canadian Bankers Association 
  
  
• GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca
  
  
• Money Matters - ABC Life Literacy Canada
  - Money Matters workbooks in English, French, Arabic, Simplified Chinese.
  - Indigenous Peoples workbooks
  - People with Diverse Abilities workbooks  

• Credit Union Atlantic 
  
  
• TD
  
  
• Financial Relief Navigator  - financial benefits and relief options in response to COVID-19
  
  
• Never tried to live on a budget before
  
  
• 31 Money Saving Tricks for Students

Are you university ready?

• Money Sense - Financial aid guide for university and college students in Canada
  
  
• Managing Money In University - 6 ways to financially prepare your kid
  
  
• 7 Tips To Prepare For Starting University 
  
  
• The Little Black Book of Scams 2nd edition 
  
  
• Credit reports and scores - improving your credit score, correcting errors,  ordering your credit report and more 
  
  
• Credit and Identity Theft Education from Equifax - empower yourself with the credit and identity theft knowledge you need to feel more confident in yuor financial future
  
  
• 21 Tips every first-year student should know 
  
  
• Real-life tips on surviving your first year at university