
Life isn’t all rosy for a college student who has to rely on his meagre pocket money from parents to sail through his college years. To make things worse, with Valentine’s Day casting its romantic hues and expectations of a blissful night with your lover, it’s difficult to splurge when you have money only for bare essentials.
College is a money-saving challenge on many levels. Tuition, room and board, books and supplies are just the beginning and a student can quickly find him or herself with an empty wallet. Making good spending choices within your means and saving what you don’t spend will afford you a better college lifestyle all-around.
Students looking for money saving tips may often forget to consider saving money on medications; they are seen as essentials and, as students now have ready access to the internet, saving is easy.
Paying for college is not some impossible dream. Students have more options than ever to help them not only afford tuition, but college life in general.
Over the past few years, the new trend is to ‘go green’ and for most college students in the US, going green seems more like a fashion trend than anything else.
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.
Buying a car is a big step. A car can give you a sense of independence; a sense of freedom. However, car ownership comes with a few costs beyond just the monthly payment.