Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Saving Money is one of the Keys to Surviving College!!

By: Jasmine Blain


Many students in college all share one problem and that is money. Most students dont realize that they are on their own now and that their parents arent going to give them money for everything and anything. They are spending money they dont even have, and becoming broke or cant pay for books and school supplies. There are many ways to fix this problem.

Students should start saving their money or buying their needs before all of their wants. A good way to save your money is to pay credit card bills on time. Companies charge late fees, sometimes as much as $50 per month. And do not go over your credit limit—that offers just one more way for your credit card company to get rich off your poor judgment. Students can aslo lay off the drinking for a whilke until they have more money, but for those who cant stop then they should buy the cheap stuff, drink where the specials are, or just dont bring alot of money with you; so you can limit yourself.

For the whole book situation, students can save money by asking friends if they had the same class you have and if it is ok to borrow their book. If that doesnt work and you have to pay for books then try to get the hard cover ones because they are the cost- saving choice. Students can also just go ahead and get the used book instead of the brand new ones that cost so much. Now for food, students can easily stop buying out all the time and go to one of the diner halls around the campus and eat there, or you can just simply go grocery shopping and get enough food to last for a while and eat that, instead of buy fast food all the time. Just remember, by not using money on everything and anything, you can have alot more money.

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