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Money
y Savin
ng Tips
s for C
College
e Students
a numero
ous web siites and bo
ooks on ho
ow to save
e money o
on everyday
y
There are
living expenses, even
e
for co
ollege stud
dents. Listted here arre just a fe
ew of the
millions
s of money
y saving tips availab
ble. As you
u go throu
ugh the listt, determine if
the tip fits
f your situation. Also
A
create your ow n strategie
es by askin
ng yourself:

Can
C I substtitute a les
ss costly item? Do I a
already ow
wn it?

Can
C I do wiithout?

Can
C I substtitute something else
e that costts less?
Food

Cook
C
at home. Plan meals
m
and snacks fo r a week a
ahead. Brown bag it to
class.
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Iff you live with
w
roomm
mates, tak
ke turns m
making mea
als.

Limit eating
g out. Whe
en you do, look for sspecial stu
udent disco
ounts and
other
o
deals
s.

Use
U low-co
ost protein foods suc
ch as dry b
beans, egg
gs, peanutt butter,
tu
urkey, and
d chicken.

Turn
T
leftov
vers into “p
planned ov
vers.” You can sometimes get two meals
s for
th
he price off one.

Make
M
your own coffee at home
e instead o
of stopping
g at the co
offee shop.

Use
U coupon
ns or price
e match for things yo
ou regularrly buy.

Go
G shoppin
ng as few times
t
as possible.

Shop alone, if possib
ble.

Home


Do
D not go shopping
s
when
w
you are hungrry.
Select energy efficien
nt light bulbs. Turn o
off unused
d lights.
Close
C
doors to unuse
ed rooms and
a
shut o
off heat/air conditioning to tho
ose
areas.

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
Reduce
R
celll plan costts by choosing only w
what you need.
Take
T
shorte
er showers
s.
Adjust
A
the thermosta
at setting by
b five deg
grees and compensa
ate for
comfort witth clothing
g.

Buy
B househ
hold items on “Craigslist”, on-line auctio
ons or other sites.