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  • 30+ Free Apps Every Student Should Know About

    30+ Free Apps Every Student Should Know About

    How many apps are installed on your phone? Most modern students have many apps on their cellphones which they use daily. The number of mobile apps is growing daily, and students can make the most out of it – just download useful apps and start using them! Here is a list of 30+ free apps… Read More

  • How to Enjoy a Debt-Free Life in Your 20s

    How to Enjoy a Debt-Free Life in Your 20s

    In her book, veteran psychologist Meg Jay, Ph.D., said that most young adults in their 20s believe that their current spending habits will not affect them in later life. However, the author of the book ‘The Defining Decade’ said that young adults need to be wary of their spending, lifestyle and savings as it’s the… Read More

  • How to Save on College Expenses (Frugality is the New Norm)

    How to Save on College Expenses (Frugality is the New Norm)

    Frugality is the new norm. With the insanely high cost of college (and consequently the massive student loan debt), it goes without saying that students should save on everything and anything, wherever and whenever they can. Because while tuition is a fixed cost, other things we can negotiate. Yes, haggling is still a thing (although nowadays,… Read More

  • 25 Easy Scholarships to Help You Pay for College

    25 Easy Scholarships to Help You Pay for College

    Tell me if you disagree with the below 5 statements: Everybody can use some help when it comes to paying for college. There are A LOT– maybe too many— scholarships out there. Too many options means not knowing where to start, which means not starting at all. Too many students are eligible for scholarships but… Read More

  • The Invisible Hand Of the Textbook Industry: The Best and Worst Times to Buy Textbooks

    The Invisible Hand Of the Textbook Industry: The Best and Worst Times to Buy Textbooks

    There are good and bad times to buy textbooks. If you paid attention in your economics class, you’d know that in any market, the supply and the demand dictate the price. Well, the textbook industry is no exception (except that the price starts out VERY HIGH). At the start of each school semester, textbook prices are ridiculously high. That’s because everyone‘s trying… Read More

  • 9 Affordable Drugstore Makeup Dupes

    9 Affordable Drugstore Makeup Dupes

    Makeup can get really expensive… And if you’re like me, you are NOT into that, at all. Seriously… $50+ for an eyeshadow palette? $30+ for an eyeliner that what– lasts for two months? NO THANKS. Thankfully, there are more affordable drugstore alternatives to these “designer” makeup brands for those of us not willing to splurge… Read More

  • Birthday Freebies and Discounts

    Birthday Freebies and Discounts

    Birthdays are great not only because you’re worth celebrating but because of all the freebies. Yesssss. TUNs of freebies. The following restaurants and retail stores offer free birthday gifts to their “loyal” customers for their birthdays – but in order to redeem those freebies, you have to be subscribed to them (surprise surprise)! Don’t want… Read More

  • 50+ Student Discounts Every Student Needs to Know About

    50+ Student Discounts Every Student Needs to Know About

    Student discounts are everywhere, but they aren’t always advertised.  So we put together this quick list of 50+ businesses that are happy to offer a student discount. Below are some national brands that offer student discounts, both online and at store locations. Make sure to always bring your student ID with you, and make sure… Read More

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