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June 2016

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How to Make a Budget in College

Maybe you’re getting financial aid or taking out student loans. Maybe you’ve worked hard all summer so you don’t have to work during the year. Maybe your job is like mine and your semester’s pay comes in a lump at the beginning of the semester. There are a lot of scenarios where you end up with all or a lot of the money  ...

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How to Buy and Save on Textbooks

College is incredibly expensive. You fork out a ton of money for tuition and student fees and finally register for classes, and then suddenly your professors are asking you to spend hundreds of dollars more on textbooks. You can’t afford that. You don’t want to afford that! Who spends that much money on books anyway? Luckily, there are ways to  ...

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Do You Really Need a Car in College?

I won’t lie; it would be nice to have a car in college. But it’s even nicer to not have to pay for a car, let alone gas, parking, and maintenance. Cars are expensive, and if you’re like me, you’d rather put that money towards school right now. Or, maybe your college doesn’t even allow you to have a car. Luckily, you  ...

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How to Make the Most of your Summers in College

Summers are always so weird for me. I work so hard during the school year. Then the last week before summer starts is always the most stressful, because not only is it finals weeks and I have exams and huge projects to finish, but I also have to pack up everything I own and move out. And then, suddenly, summer starts and my life gets so much  ...

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What Your Freshman Year of College is and isn’t

Here’s the thing: your freshman year of college is such a unique time in your life. You’re out on your own for the first time, and you suddenly have so many choices and so much freedom in front of you. It’s exhilarating and incredible and new, and that’s why we look forward to it from the time that we’re young.  ...

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How to Pre-Pack for College

I know it’s only June and it’s too early to actually start packing for school, but if you’re anything like me you already can’t stop thinking about it. Luckily, I have a few tips that will put all of that mental effort to good use and help you get ready so that when the time comes to pack, it’s much easier and  ...

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Introducing My Preparing for College Series

Let’s be honest here: I am a planner. Probably to a fault. I like to have as much information about something as possible before I do it. I read everything I can find on the subject. I make lists on lists on lists and then make lists of the lists that I’ve made. It’s a little bit ridiculous, but it’s who I am. Going  ...

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