Mi’kmaq students get lesson in space robotics
Ulnooweg Digital Educational Initiative aims to promote science and technology in First Nations communities Grade 4 student Maddox Paul of Membertou, N.S., sits at his desk with a photo of the space station, a little model of the Canadarm2 that he built out of Lego, and an instruction sheet. “We have to move the joints […]
P.E.I. retail sales top $200M for 5 straight months
5 straight months of sales over $200M Retailers on Prince Edward Island broke the $200 million sales mark in October and have not looked back since. Preliminary numbers from Statistics Canada had shown the $200 million mark for seasonally-adjusted sales broken for the first time ever in the spring. Adjusted numbers were lower, but undaunted […]
8 things you shouldn’t skimp on
With apologies to Isaac Newton, but what goes up hardly ever comes down, except perhaps the fuel price and cryptocurrencies, which have seen more peaks and valleys recently than the points that Jared Leto films score on Rotten Tomatoes. But energy prices are likely to rise soon, value-added tax increased on April 1 – the […]
College students create a practical guide for being “not rich” on campus
When University of Michigan juniors Lauren Schandevel and Griffin St. Onge read a campus affordability guide earlier this year that suggested, among other things, that firing the maid could help save them money, they decided to write their own. Who in college, they asked themselves, has a cleaning service? Their online publication, “Being Not-Rich at […]
Self-made millionaire Tony Robbins: Here’s what it means to be rich
Everyone has their own definition of what it means to be rich. For some, it’s earning a certain amount. To others, it’s a mindset. For best-selling author and self-made millionaire Tony Robbins, it’s the latter. “Abundance is a mindset, not a dollar amount,” Robbins tells Reuters. To feel rich, he says, you have to “cultivate […]
Here’s how much families have in retirement savings—and how much they actually need
Nearly half of Americans are at risk of retiring broke. That’s according to a survey by GOBankingRates, which found that 42 percent of Americans have less than $10,000 tucked away for their golden years. Another report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), using 2013 data, also found that many Americans are highly unprepared for retirement. The EPI looked at […]