Comments on: Back to School Money Tips for College Students

By: Simon @ shrewdcookie.com

Simon @ shrewdcookie.com — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:29:12 +0000

I love this article – excellent – I recently blogged about this and here are my 19 essential money tips for students – article.

By: Angelica

Angelica — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:40:50 +0000

Another way I found to save money was to get a prepaid phone. Net10 have a flat rate for minutes. Only 10 cents per minute and 5 cents for text. For college student that 5 cents a text is great, i know most services charge 10 cents, so its like half over. There are no activation fees or anything and the service charge averages to about only 7 dollars a month. I love it because I can keep up with my family around the nation and across the country! Its a cheap way for me to stay in touch.

By: Hussey

Hussey — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:03:24 +0000

I sometimes wish I could go back to the ol’ college days and do things a little differently. I would definitely play less video games and spend more time making use of the library.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:08:24 +0000

BTGNow: Indeed, small amounts of savings ad up quickly. The key, as you mentioned in your article, is to be consistent. Thanks for the comment.

By: BTGNow.net

BTGNow.net — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:23:06 +0000

Could not agree with you more on the Start and Emergency Fund and the Start Saving points!

It’s people with low incomes, like college students and minimum wage workers, who especially need to do these two things, yet somehow there’s a sense that only people who already earn high incomes can afford to save money. Not true! Great post, I hope it helps inspire college students to start saving! It’s so necessary!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:11:34 +0000

Steward, I would go back and have more fun and learn what I wanted to learn instead of blindly following a prescribed set of courses. But I’m making up for it now!

By: Steward @ My Family's Money

Steward @ My Family's Money — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:46:13 +0000

I sometimes wish I could go back to the ol’ college days and do things a little differently. I would definitely play less video games and spend more time making use of the library. They have so many books and so much to learn it is ridiculous.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:51:26 +0000

Great tips Ryan! Living within your means is the foundations. Too many times college students (myself included) use credit cards to pad budgets.

I’m out of credit card debt and I’m happy.