We hope that you have all had as great a year as we have! We wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past year and give you some of our best posts of 2011.

Just because you don’t have a lot of money to spare, it doesn’t mean that you can’t go out and have fun. In fact, having a night out can be fun and cheap, providing you know where to go to get the best deals.
They say college prepares you for the real world. If you are a recent college graduate in search of a job and an apartment, you may be casting serious doubt on that assessment. College certainly hasn’t prepared you for all the hassle that goes into getting your credit score high enough to get an apartment.
I would say that a majority of the purchases I make (outside of groceries) are made online. Why? Because I am almost always able to find what I’m looking for cheaper than any store offers it. I’m going to show you how. It’s a pretty simple strategy, but one I can almost guarantee you’re not using right now.
Do you like free stuff? I mean, who doesn’t enjoy free stuff, especially around the time of year when you don’t like thinking about getting older?
Well now you don’t have to focus on the added candle on your cake and instead can smile when you get a free meal or something else!
One of the easiest things to take up in the effort to be more sustainable is to recycle. Most college campuses now offer at least somewhere to take your recyclable materials. My college actually provides several bins for recyclables in each living unit and academic building and collects everything at …
Don’t you just love when you’re cleaning your apartment or dorm room and you manage to find all kinds of stuff under the couch cushions? It could be money, pens, keys, or maybe even that credit card you’d been looking all over the place for. No matter what, it brightens …
One of the easiest ways to start incorporating sustainable living into your own life is to acquire a plant or two – which means you are literally going green
Don’t you just love when you’re cleaning your apartment or dorm room and you manage to find all kinds of stuff under the couch cushions? It could be money, pens, keys, or maybe even that credit card you’d been looking all over the place for. No matter what, it brightens …
With a new school year comes new living arrangements and usually many changes in lifestyles. This year, my roommate and I are trying to live sustainably. We have a two-person apartment (still owned by our university, but it feels like our own place), so we have much more control over …
Don’t you just love when you’re cleaning your apartment or dorm room and you manage to find all kinds of stuff under the couch cushions? It could be money, pens, keys, or maybe even that credit card you’d been looking all over the place for. No matter what, it brightens …
Keeping Costs Down When Moving to College
Here are a few tips to eliminate some expenses when moving to school. Not all of these may work for you (and you’ve probably thought of a few others!), but hopefully they will help you out a little bit during this crazy move-in time!
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