My Relationship with My Wallet

Okay, so I know I posted that my New Year’s resolution was to stop ordering out so much. It failed. I…I couldn’t do it. I saw those wings in all their saucy sweet onion barbeque glory and…and they just spoke out to me, whispering, “You know you want...

What’s not to love about college?

As a first generation college student I was worried when I first came to BU because, having no one to fall back on, I did not know what to expect! What I gradually realized is that college is great! Yes, the classes are tough, and only get harder as you go, but who...

Slow On Down

So this week has been pretty crazy and stressful for me. Research projects, classes, graduate school applications, and life in general has been building up and driving me crazy! As stressful as it has been, it has reminded me of something I often forget about. My...

Gettin' Money

I’ve told this story so often that it has catchphrases and clichés…but it’s still a good story & it never stopped being true. My undergrad application process was haphazard to say the least. It was as disastrous as someone trying to run through an obstacle course...

Money? Money. Money!

These days, college seems to cost three arms and a couple legs! Some things you can find a way to cut back on or avoid paying for and some things seem to be immovable mountains blocking your path to college! Last year around this time I found myself staring at that...

“Money Money Money Money”

One thing we all worried about Senior Year was how in the heck we were going to afford these colleges we wanted. Those of us with a lot of ambition started researching tuition costs and applying for scholarships. Some of us even got enough to cover tuition, books,...