About

Mia Bestvater

As a 9th grade high school student, Mia has had a few small jobs here and there. Through 7th and 8th grade, she tutored a younger student in multiple subjects, and earned $20 a session. A few times this summer, she and her friend were hired and payed to do some landscaping work in yards. All the money she has made so far is put in her bank account (most often the savings one), and she tries to deposit a bit of cash into it every so often to follow her own budgeting plan. In addition, Mia has been president of the student council at her old school, as well as representative for her grade this year, so she is aware of how some decisions are made when it comes to saving, managing and budgeting money. But thanks to this project, Mia is even more aware about everyday financial decisions or important ones she could have to make in the future.

Earlier this year, one of our teachers introduced the “My Money My Future” challenge to our class. Inspired and motivated, we wanted to create something to interest teenagers about taking care of their money. We thought “What better way to interest people our age than to involve technology?” The concept of this website and its Q & A was then created. After many weeks of planning and creating, we are proud to present our final product. Here is our best attempt to help young Canadians like us have a better financial understanding about managing money when it comes to life decisions they have to (or will eventually) face.

colin george

Colin is a 9th grade high-school student who has had finances on the brain for some time. While in the 7th grade, Colin decided that he wanted to start saving up and making money, so he started his own business named “Greenlawn Mowing”. That summer, he toured his neighbourhood to try convince people to let him mow their lawns. Eventually he established a few regular customers and by the end of the summer he made around $300.

This ittle business venture encouraged him to find a better paying one, which led him to become both a hockey and baseball referee. A few months ago, to keep getting closer to his goal of someday becoming a millionaire, Colin started depositing his money in mutual funds and stocks and has already made around $150. The knowledge he has gathered from this project has proven to be very helpful in getting him closer to reaching his financial goals.