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Best Money Tip for a College Freshman

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Guest Post Author Bio: This is a blog swap post organized through the Yakezie network from LaTisha at Financial Success for Young Adults where she blogs about smart money management for college students and recent grads. College freshman have a lot to worry about. Credit Cards for College Students. Credit is pretty addictive.

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Kindergarten to College – Back to School Money Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here are a few money tips to help you plan your back to school activities and maybe reduce that $600 per child amount. If you know you are going to want to have a tutor for your child this year, use a college tutor. Check with your local college for students who are majoring in the subject your child needs help with.

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Alternatives to College

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Does the cost of a four year college or university degree scare you? We all have been taught that a college degree is the path to the good life, but is it still – when students are emerging with heavy debt and little chance of a lucrative job? Career Tips' Are you afraid to go, and yet afraid not to go? Other jobs.

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Jobs for those Without a College Degree

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Don’t despair if you (or perhaps your children) aren’t planning on earning a four year college degree. There are interesting entry level jobs to which someone without a college degree can aspire. A college degree does pay more and gives you a much better ‘foot in the door’ with most employers.

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Deciding What You Should Major in In College

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I remember in my first year of college, I was lost. Don’t Go Straight to College. If you don’t know what to take in college, I’d advise to either take some time off to figure it out, or take some general elective classes that can be transferred for credit to almost any program at the school. Career Tips'

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Graduates – Use Summer to Learn How to Avoid College Fail Points

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you are going on to college in the fall, don’t let summer roll by without doing some preparation work to help you avoid typical college fail points. Talk to any alumni you may know (hint parents, cousins, that kid that went off to college last year) to see what they know about it. Read up on what colleges may offer.

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Five itty-bitty frugal things

The Frugal Girl

I wore my repaired shoes yesterday It was much nicer to walk to and from the parking garage with intact heel tips. ? I used the printer at the college to print my presentation papers I had to bring a paper copy of my PowerPoint to my presentation for my professors, so I popped by the college to print out all those papers.

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