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6 Tips For Budgeting in College
As a student trying to be a “debt-free scholar”, one of your biggest financial friends should be your budget. Unfortunately, many college students view budgets just as they do taxes – as financial nuisances to be avoided if possible. If you truly want to become financially free, however, you need to learn to budget successfully. Follow the [...]
Save Money With Credit Exam Programs
Credit-by-examination is one of the best options for students trying to save money or time. Because these tests often cost a fraction of the cost of a normal classroom program, college students across the United States are able to save hundreds, if not thousands, of much-needed dollars by using these programs. In addition, these exams can [...]
10 Ways to Save Living on Campus
Today’s guest post is from Chelle Stein. He writes about college dorm living at CollegeDormIdeas.com. Many students each year decide to live on campus when attending college. Not only does this offer great convenience of being able to get to class and college functions easily, but it is also a great leap in becoming independent [...]
5 Ways to Lower your Cell Phone Bill
Today’s guest post is written by Elise Degrass, a new freelance writer. She spends most of her day writing about cell phones for CellPhones.org. We’ve all experienced shock at seeing a high cell phone bill, and the prospect of facing permanently high phone bills is daunting to many people; after all, phone conversations are an [...]
10 Ways To Save Money On Your Computer
Nearly every college student buys a computer at one time or other. Computers are irreplaceable when writing, communicating, and learning. However, computers are also excellent at eating your money! To get a good computer, without going broke in the process, utilize these ten ways to save money on your computer. #1 Know What You Need Before you [...]
10 More Ways to Waste Money In College
A few month ago I published a very popular post called “12 Ways To Waste Money In College“. Because of that post’s popularity, I have decided to write a continuation of it. Today, I explain ten more ways that college students often waste money. Avoid these dangerous money drains! DVD Rental Many people spend more money than [...]
The Visual Guide to Renting Textbooks Online
Online textbook rental is an interesting new way that college students can save money. Instead of buying used or new books and hoping to resell them after you finish, you can rent textbooks – often for half the retail price! For more information about how textbook renting saves you money and time, read my post, “Why Rent Textbooks?” [...]
The 8 Essentials of A Basic Bicycle Repair Kit
You never know what might happen while you are riding your bicycle. Your tire might get a flat, your chain might break, or some other strange problem might assail you. Will you be prepared to surmount the difficulties, or will you be caught flat-footed? The deciding factor is often based on the tools you are carrying [...]
5 Ways To Show Your Patriotism… Frugally
Often, Americans are pressured to celebrate their independence by spending lots of money. Many people spend hundreds of dollars on expensive fireworks, hats, clothes, and other “patriotic” paraphernalia. Today, I will explain five ways to show your patriotism without spending too much money. 1. Fly The Flag – $20 For very little money you can buy an American flag [...]
7 Common Textbook Rental Questions
One excellent money saving method for college students is that of textbook rental. Rather than buying your textbooks and trying to resell them when you are done with them, you can rent your textbooks. This eliminates the financial guesswork. No longer do you have to worry about trying to resell your used books. No longer [...]
