Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 30, 2013

According to the College Board, the average student at a public university spends more than $22,200 every year between tuition and other costs. Students are eager to cut their living expenses down to the bare minimum, and that requires getting creative. Thrift Store Style. Student ID. Dining Hall. Broadband vs. DSL.

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Saving Cents With Sense

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

I’ve written about Upromise by Sallie Mae before and how it is such a great way to save for college (or pay off loans) while you are doing your everyday shopping, eating out, or even pumping gas. ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. All opinions are 100% mine. All rights reserved.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 8, 2013

Everyone knows that you can clip coupons and eat out less to save money. Kids grow out of them so fast that buying them new really is a waste. You can find lightly used clothes and toys at garage sales or thrift stores to save as much as 90 percent off retail, according to LivingOnADime.com, a site dedicated to frugal living.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Vanilla cupcakes I stored all my equipment in a dishpan in my dorm room. I’d load up that dishpan with whatever gear and ingredients I needed, and carry it down to the one full kitchen in the entire dorm of 150+ students on the first floor. Eat at grocery stores! What’s one thing you splurge on?

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