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Student’s Tips To Saving Money On Campus by mcvize(m): 8:21pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
Contact your roommate now Many of you have probably already done this. If you haven’t, find your roommate on Facebook now. Drop that person a friend request. What you’ll want to find out from that person is what shareable items to bring. Items like a television, a microwave, and a mini-fridge are items that you can share in a dorm room without any real problems. Plus, doing so will save one (or both) of you some cash if you don’t already have the items. If you do, now’s your chance to return the item. Start looking into campus organizations, particularly those related to your major and interests I would strive to make a list of at least five organizations that you might be interested in joining. Most organizations on campus will have meetings or some sort of activity during the first week or so of classes, which will give you an opportunity to find out more about them. If I were doing this again, I’d make a list of ten of them and try to stick with at least five of them. Why do this? There are several reasons why campus organizations not only help you to save money, but can help you to earn money over the long run. For starters, it gives you a great chance to meet and hang out with other people who are genuinely into the same things you are. If the topic of the group interests you, then you know that other people in the group are going to be interested, too, making it easy to get to know them. Second, they’re great resume boosters, particularly if you get involved in leadership in the club. I am firmly convinced that my participation in and leadership in a couple of organizations late in my college career helped me to get my first post-college job. Third, they’re often huge money savers for poor students, as most clubs have a budget of some kind that’s often used on food. Many organizations have movie nights and other gatherings where the club’s budget pays for a meal. The more organizations you try out, the more free meals you’ll get and the more likely you are to find organizations that really click with you. Find a job connected to your major and shine with it If you’re serious about really making your mark on campus, try to find a job connected with the academic department of your major. These jobs typically pay minimum wage or sometimes less (if they’re work study jobs), but they offer a great chance to interact with professors and other professionals in your department. That’s where the value is. If you can get such a job, use it as much as you can to help out professors and others in your department. Look for every chance to interact with and serve in a positive way. Some won’t notice, but quite a few will. I did this myself and it led to a sequence of jobs that not only put cash in my pocket, they also resulted in a lot of free meals, a free computer, at least two free textbooks, and a very nice resume. Stay in It’s tempting to want to go out, but every time you set foot in a business establishment, you’re pretty much begging to spend money. You’re far better off hanging out at someone’s dorm room or apartment. Instead of eating out, make your own simple meals or make meals together with friends. If you simply must order food, even that’s usually cheaper than going to a restaurant. If you’re going to drink, it’s far cheaper (and less likely to end disastrously) if you’re drinking in someone’s apartment rather than out and about. You’re in a relatively safer environment and it’s far less expensive. The things you can do while staying in are far cheaper, too, and they’re still quite fun. Have a movie night. Turn on some music. Play a board game or a video game. If you can’t come up with something to do that’s fun, you’re not trying very hard. campus is perhaps the best time in your life to figure out who you are and what you want to be doing. That process doesn’t have to involve spending money – in fact, outside of the tuition and other direct fees, most aspects of college make it as easy as possible to do that self-discovery without spending cash. Take advantage of it. source:www.campusbiz.com.ng 1 Like |
Re: Student’s Tips To Saving Money On Campus by Dubby6(m): 8:53pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
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Re: Student’s Tips To Saving Money On Campus by mcvize(m): 1:00am On Aug 30, 2014 |
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