| Saving money while in college is a hard and difficult | | | | save you plenty of money. And don't worry if they |
| thing to do. Students who are transferring to college or | | | | don't allow loud music, or loud parties, those can |
| university are honestly going to have a hard time | | | | degrade your performance in college. |
| balancing work, homework, and sleep. Oh! And let's not | | | | 2. Buying in bulk |
| forget about food and nutrition. I honestly worked 12 | | | | Maybe you're out n about and shopping for some |
| hours a week and attended college full time. I worked | | | | food. Before you buy anything ask yourself if you |
| at that job for about 2 years and then finally moved | | | | actually need it. Buying in bulk at Costco, or a big |
| on. I am currently attending University of Phoenix in my | | | | wholesale food store can save you money and gas. |
| 3rd year and to be honest right now is extremely | | | | 3. Avoiding fast food |
| difficult for college students to find a job. Reality is | | | | Ok, so fast food is bad as it is, and if you're going to |
| scary and teachers don't tell you that your unlikely to | | | | make a huge hamburger or hot dog, can you make it |
| get a job these days, in fact counselors are biased | | | | at home? See if you've been to fast food places they |
| and sometimes lie in order to sort of "brainwash" | | | | tend to draw you into food that you don't need. Like a |
| students. Finding income streams has been my goal | | | | triple deluxe hamburger with 1 pound of beef which |
| for the past 6 months, oh and finding a stable job. But | | | | has 600 calories. That sounds very unhealthy. |
| back to the subject - how can students save money | | | | 4. Finding income streams |
| whilst attending college? Here are a few tips which | | | | One of the worst problems college students have is |
| might come in handy. | | | | not enough money. So I encourage all of you students |
| 1. Living with your parents or grandparents | | | | out there to look for ways to earn money. Something |
| Lets face it! When you were living with your parents | | | | little as babysitting, mowing the lawn, housekeeping, |
| you didn't have to pay for food costs, electricity, or the | | | | cleaning, painting, all of these can add some cash in |
| mortgage note. Living with your mum and dad can | | | | your pocket. |