by Elizabeth Bahar, St. Francis College , '24
Balancing being a student and working can be challenging at times, especially if you are first generation and must learn the college lifestyle on your own while still supporting yourself and/or your family financially. When I initially attended college, it was a...
by Berenice Perez, St. Olaf College, '23
Thinking back to the summer before freshman year of college, given that summer is right around the corner, I was getting worried about how to afford to pay my loans and other expenses. I personally thought that going to college was the end of the era in which I asked...
by Amanda Hill, Alvernia University, '24
Being responsible with money is one of the biggest steps into maturity, but sometimes sticking to it isn’t as easy as it sounds. For freshmen in college, who may not have any experience with freedom of their finances before, it’s so easy to be sucked into social...
by Malajah Johnson, Thiel College , '23
Budgeting money and planning for expenses is not easy as a college student. Books, tuition, notebooks, personal expenses, and food are just some of the things that have an impact on your savings account. Many people, including me, struggled with managing money and...
by Celia Hernandez, Illinois State University, '23
Coming into college I knew I had saved up some money from working summer jobs and was looking forward to using that money at as many places I possible could. Coming to college I realized I had to change that mindset, or rather learn how to budget better. I never...
