Comments on: The Top 10 Budget Tips for College Students

By: Koyeli

Koyeli — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 11:38:46 +0000

This is an article that every College student who ends up broke every 2nd half of the month should read. I especially like you point about taking up part-time jobs/ internships/projects along with academics. This not only gives the students an opportunity to earn that extra money, it also helps them to gain work experience & Skills, that they will need immediately out of college.

By: Robert @ Frugal Buzz

Robert @ Frugal Buzz — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 17:54:58 +0000

In reply to Simon Nowak. Definitely agree, Simon. I always used to buy my textbooks before classes started and that was always a mistake. Once I figured out I could wait until it was absolutely necessary to buy, I started saving money on textbooks. I was fortunate that some of my professors put the textbook on reserve in the library. I could check it out for an hour each day to read it or make copies of useful pages. Instead of paying a hundred bucks for a textbook, I ended up only spending a few bucks each semester on the copies.

By: Kalyn Brooke

Kalyn Brooke — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:33:55 +0000

In reply to Simon Nowak. Yes -- I completely agree! I was shocked at how many times you didn't need the textbook at all for class and could have saved anywhere from $80-over $100 dollars by just waiting.

By: Kalyn Brooke

Kalyn Brooke — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:32:14 +0000

In reply to Tori. You're welcome, Tori! You provided some really great info as well and I couldn't help but share!

By: Marco

Marco — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 10:47:55 +0000

Great tips Kalyn, I just sent some Tweets in the air and hope students will catch some of them.

By: Simon Nowak

Simon Nowak — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 02:16:10 +0000

I didn’t figure out until I think my Junior year that you should wait until you are actually required to use your textbook in some way that you should go and buy it. I had SO many classes where either we didn’t use the textbook literally AT ALL, or we opened it once or twice the entire semester. And then as you said, when you do need to buy one, hit up Amazon or Chegg. Buying a brand new textbook is like buying a brand new car – it loses half its value as soon as you leave the bookstore!

By: Tori

Tori — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 19:11:29 +0000

Thanks for linking to my post! You provided some awesome advice 🙂 Pinning this for all my college student followers!

By: Natalie @ Financegirl

Natalie @ Financegirl — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 16:29:27 +0000

I have a top money tips for college students and I think this post fits in beautifully with it. College students are at a pivotal time, even though they often don’t recognize it. Learning about money (how to manage it and earn it) while in college is such a better option that learning it later on in life. I wish I learned about student loan debt before I went to law school — I would’ve made very different choices.