College life: Go HAM on a Budget!

USE YOUR RESOURCES

GROUPON should be your best friend. Do not go anywhere or purchase anything (luxury or necessity) without having a discount in hand. I PROMISE they are everywhere for everything.

(Quick tip 1: YOU CAN COMBINE STORE COUPONS AND MANUFATURER’S COUPONS for an extra discount.

Quick tip 2: ALWAYS ASK IF THERE IS A DISCOUNT FOR STUDENTS – there usually is)

CATCH A RIDE

You don’t have to eat Ramen everyday if you didn’t spend so much gas money driving around town. “Where should we go?” “What should we do?”
Instead, HAVE A PLAN and TRADE-OFF who drives. (Don’t forget free transportation exists too- Thanks B.O.B!)

  

UNDERSTAND THE WORDS: HAPPY HOUR and SALE

Know when Taco Bell offers $1 items every day (2-5pm) and Steak n Shake half-price milkshakes are available. You can wait. It is okay to be “that kid,” I promise.

Also, shop the sale rack. It is still new to you and rumor has it: you are typically more excited about items you got on sale than the ones you regretfully paid full price.

SELL, SELL, SELL

Haven’t used it or worn it since you moved? Sell it to Plato’s closet, FB “For Sale” groups, or your friends.