Ahnaf Abedin.
Toronto ยท Builder ยท BBA Student

Ahnaf
Abedin.

I work, build things, and try to figure out how the world actually operates. Currently running pool operations for the City of Toronto, studying business, and shipping side projects when I can.

Currently reading
The Psychology of Money
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Watching closely
Canadian dividend stocks
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Building right now
Ahnaf-Invests-CA
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Based in
Toronto, Ontario
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On the side
Cricket, cooking, transit nerd
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About Me

I've been working since I was 16. Started as a rink attendant with the City of Toronto, moved into lifeguarding and swim instruction, and now manage pool operations as Pool In-Charge. Real responsibility, fast decisions, no room to hesitate.

Outside of work I spend a lot of time on personal finance. Building my own investment account, learning how Canadian tax-advantaged accounts work, figuring out how to make money work on a student income. That's also what the YouTube channel is about.

I build web apps as a hobby. TTC Live and PiggyBank are both live. More coming.

What I'm into
Personal finance & investing
Building web apps
Cricket โ€” fan and occasional player
Cooking
Transit & how cities move
Minecraft
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Experience

Jan 2025 โ€“ Present
City of Toronto
On-Site
Pool In-Charge
On-deck leadership during shifts. Managing staff, handling incidents in real time, keeping operations running. Fast calls, full ownership.
Team ManagementOperationsHigh-Pressure
Jan 2026 โ€“ Present
York Federation of Students
Seasonal
Tax Clinic Associate
Filing personal tax returns through the CRA-certified CVITP program. Explaining tax concepts to people who just want to understand their return.
Tax FilingCRA / CVITPClient-Facing
Jan 2026 โ€“ Present
Urban Camel
Remote
Business Intern
Supporting operations and strategy in a small business. Faster feedback loop than school.
Business OperationsStrategyRemote
Jan 2023 โ€“ Present
City of Toronto
On-Site
Lifeguard / Swim Instructor
Teaching swimming from preschool to adults. Structured lesson plans, progress tracking, pool safety. Three years of explaining things clearly to people who don't get it yet.
InstructionLifeguardingLesson Planning
Apr 2025
Elections Canada
Contract
Registration Officer
Processing voter registrations during the federal election. High volume, accuracy required, no margin for error.
Voter RegistrationData Entry
2019 โ€“ 2022
Royal Canadian Air Cadets
Volunteer
Air Cadet โ€” Flight Sergeant
Three years rising to Flight Sergeant. First time I had real responsibility for other people.
LeadershipAviationDiscipline
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Projects

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TTC Live
JavaScriptREST APIVercel
Real-time subway and bus arrival tracker for Toronto. Built because standing at a stop with no idea what's coming is genuinely annoying.
Visit Site โ†’
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PiggyBank
JavaScriptLocal StorageVercel
Personal money tracker. Log savings and spending, set goals, watch your progress. No account needed, nothing leaves your device.
Visit Site โ†’
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UniPredict
AIIn Progress
AI tool that estimates Canadian university admission chances based on your average, courses, and target programs.
Coming Soon
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Resume

BBA student at York University. Ontario Scholar. Three-plus years of hands-on work experience across operations management, instruction, tax filing, and business strategy.

Licenses & Certifications
Building with the Claude API
Anthropic ยท Issued Mar 2026
ID: x7awprd7e6uz
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McGill Personal Finance Essentials
McGill University ยท Sep 2025
100 Days of Code: Python
Udemy ยท Dec 2023
Ontario Scholar
Ontario Ministry of Education ยท Jun 2025

Want my full resume? Email ahnaf@abedin.ca

Schulich School of Business, York University
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Sep 2025 โ€“ Apr 2029
Father Michael McGivney CHS
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
Sep 2021 โ€“ Jun 2025
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YouTube

Ahnaf‑Invests‑CA

Canadian personal finance from a student's perspective. I document my own investing journey โ€” what I hold, why I bought it, and the honest mistakes along the way. No hype.

What's coming
Canadian finance, explained properly
My actual account โ€” what I hold and why
TFSA, FHSA and RRSP for students
ETF breakdowns: XEQT, XQQ and more
Investing on a student income
Canadian dividend stocks
Mistakes I've already made
Subscribe to catch the first video when it drops.
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Blog

Finance, tech, and whatever else. Four posts so far.

What I've Learned Investing at 18
XEQT, XQQ, and figuring out ETFs from scratch on a student income.
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Building TTC Live
From knowing nothing about APIs to shipping a live transit tracker.
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On Being Pool In-Charge
Real responsibility at 16 beats any case study.
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Snow Day Minecraft
School got cancelled, someone had a server, and we've been playing every week since.
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Read all posts โ†’
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Consulting & Tutoring

I tutor and consult for high school students.

Math, Science, Business, university applications, resume help. I just finished high school so I know what's actually hard and what isn't.

Tutoring $25/hr Uni Apps $30/session
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Say Hello

Let's talk,
reach out anytime.

Co-op opportunities, project collabs, tutoring, cricket chat. I reply within 24 hours.
Or email directly: ahnaf@abedin.ca