It's A Money Thing
As a GPO member, we want to help you become financially proficient in a matter of minutes. It's a Money Thing offers a wide range of humorous but effective financial literacy videos and downloadable handouts to share with your students, friends and family. Whether you're seeking a refresher on financial topics or looking for comprehensive resources on financial literacy, you can find it all here.
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Check out some of "It's A Money Thing" videos below!
Choosing Your Financial Institution
The very first financial decision you ever made is also one of the most important choices—where to keep your money.
What does it mean to be a credit union member?
Even though there are over 250 credit unions in Canada, many misconceptions about their structure and their services still exist.
The Challenges of Choosing a Career
“When I grow up, I want to be a ___________.” Depending on who you are, filling in the blank above can be an exciting, troubling or outright confusing task.
Understanding and Directing Your Withholdings
You just got your paycheck. Your eyes scan down the list of deductions and settle on the most important part—your take-home pay.
Are Checks Obsolete?
Checks hold an odd place in our personal finances. In many ways, checks seem like relics from a previous era.
Budgeting with 50/30/20
Budgeting is a skill that helps you make smart decisions with your money.
Use Psychology to Build a Budget
When you start looking for financial advice (or any kind of advice, for that matter), experts will share their take on what’s “good” and what’s “bad”.
How to Automatically Start Saving Money
Like going to the gym or eating a healthy diet, saving money is one of those concepts that’s simple to grasp but weirdly challenging to put into practice.
Saving with New Skills
Learning a new skill has many potential benefits. It can entertain you, it can save you money, it can boost your self-confidence, and it can unlock new opportunities at school and at work.
Credit Score Breakdown
You’ve likely heard about credit scores before (thanks to all those commercials with terrible jingles), but what do you actually know about them?
What's the best card to use?
Think fast: what’s the most recent financial decision you made? You likely won’t have to think too far back. What’s the best card to use?
How to Overcome 'Credit Chard Shyness'
News outlets and credit card companies are quick to label millennials as being credit card-shy.
Finding the Loan that's Right for You
Loans help finance some of our biggest goals in life. They can provide access to possibilities that we can’t afford upfront...
The Do’s & Don’ts of Debt Repayment
Consumer debt is an extremely contradictory part of your personal finances: It’s at once common and incredibly common.
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