Student Projects

What students built

Savings strategies click differently when you see someone map out their own plan and follow it. These projects come from people who worked through the material and put it on paper — not polished demos, but honest first attempts at something real.

Zero-Based Budgeting for Consistent Savers
Budgeting Beginner

Zero-Based Budgeting for Consistent Savers

A practical student project exploring how assigning every dollar a job can close the gap between income and actual savings.

22 min Self-paced
39 CAD One-time purchase, lifetime access
Includes downloadable budget templates and tracking spreadsheet Unlimited spots remaining
Building an Emergency Fund on a Tight Income
Emergency Savings Beginner to Intermediate

Building an Emergency Fund on a Tight Income

A student research project on building a three-month emergency reserve when monthly income leaves little room for error.

28 min Self-paced
45 CAD One-time purchase, full access
Includes eight months of tracking data and a fund-size calculator template Unlimited spots remaining
Where Idle Money Earns More: Savings Account Analysis
Savings Accounts Intermediate

Where Idle Money Earns More: Savings Account Analysis

A detailed student comparison of high-interest savings accounts available in Canada, examining rates, conditions, and hidden limitations.

35 min Self-paced
52 CAD One-time purchase
Includes comparison table and account evaluation rubric as downloadable files Unlimited spots remaining
Pay Yourself First: A System That Holds Up Over Time
Savings Systems Beginner to Intermediate

Pay Yourself First: A System That Holds Up Over Time

A student project testing the pay-yourself-first method across different income types, with honest findings on where it works and where it does not.

30 min Self-paced
48 CAD One-time purchase, permanent access
Includes automation setup guide and percentage-adjustment worksheet Unlimited spots remaining
Savings Goals That Do Not Collapse After Week Three
Goal Setting Beginner

Savings Goals That Do Not Collapse After Week Three

A student project examining why savings goals fail early and what structural changes improve follow-through over a twelve-week period.

26 min Self-paced
42 CAD One-time purchase
Includes goal-setting worksheet and twelve-week tracking log template Unlimited spots remaining
312 Projects submitted
84% Completion rate
6 Saving topics covered
4.1 Avg. months to complete

Who reviews these

Each project is reviewed by someone who has spent years working through the same problems — not editors, not algorithms. People who have made real financial decisions and can tell when a savings plan has a weak spot.

Portrait of Tadeusz Vanhanen, lead reviewer
Tadeusz Vanhanen Lead Reviewer

Tadeusz spent twelve years as a household finance planner before joining Pelmorik in 2023. He reviews projects with particular attention to whether the numbers actually hold up month to month — not just in the optimistic version of events. His feedback tends to be specific: he will point to a single line in a budget and explain exactly what breaks if income dips by 15%.

Portrait of Renaud Okeke, savings methodology reviewer
Renaud Okeke Methodology Reviewer

Renaud approaches each project from the structural side — he is interested in whether a savings strategy would survive a job change, an unexpected expense, or simply boredom. He has a habit of asking students what they would do differently if their timeline doubled.

Portrait of Grigor Peltonen, feedback specialist
Grigor Peltonen Feedback Specialist

Grigor focuses on clarity — whether someone else could pick up the project and understand the reasoning behind each choice. He flags assumptions that are buried in the math rather than stated plainly.