The majority of college students have difficulties making ends meet and are looking for ideas to lower their bills while maintaining a certain standard of living. Below are 5 things that you can try to help you lower your expenses:
1) Share your food
Instant noodles has been the main source of food for many students. While effective, a healthy alternative would be to buy groceries towards the closing time when prices are lower and cook for your friends. With economies of scale working in your favor, the cost per student is reduced.
2) Reduce your transport bills
Why on earth would you require a car to move round the college grounds when you can zip around in a motorized scooter? Motorized scooters are getting increasingly popular among college students and are a really environmentally friendly form of transport. One of the more popular scooters is the Razor E300 electric scooter. You don’t even need to pay for gas. If you are not ready to convert to electricity just yet, you might want to take a look at the wide range of gas powered scooters instead.
3) Reduce your academic related expenses
When you have completed a semester, don’t just dump your textbooks in a corner. Why don’t you sell them to incoming students and get some cash back? You don’t need new textbooks too, unless a new revision has just been released. Why not purchase second hand textbooks. Websites such as ebay, college related forums and other online marketplaces may be good places to look.
4) Reduce your phone bills
If your college hostel comes with an internet connection, why not purchase a good headset and make use of skype instead? In the long run, the savings will be enormous, especially if you have friends and family overseas.
5) Cut your shopping expenses
You won’t believe the amount of money you can save if you take advantage of the student offers available for a wide range of products and services. You can shop, eat, and buy software, etc at greatly reduced prices if you know where the student offers are.
Hopefully these five tips are of use to you to have a great time at college without needing to scrimp and save. Have fun!
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