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To all my fellow students, I hope you’ve taken a well-rested break because we’re back! It’s a new year and a new term - let’s add a good semester to our list of resolutions. I’ve learned the hard way that goals need to be realistic and achievable for them to work . As someone who also spends 2 hours or more a day for transportation (shoutout to OC Transpo), I thought why not try and make the most of that free time. Did you know that the average person spends 4 hours a day on their mobile device? While on the route to school or stuck in a Tim Hortons line, I thought I could share these 3 apps to start 2019 on a good note: Budgeting 101 💲 💲 💲 Learning how to budget is the first step in adulting. There are 2 ways to budget: the easy way or the hard way. The hard way: Don't learn and get swamped. The easy way: 1. Apply for scholarships and grants (read How to Finance a Free Education here ) 2. Ove