Friday, March 25, 2011

PAYING FOR COLLEGE!

paying for college is easily the most stressful thing I've ever had to deal with.  Even if you can get a lot of financial aid, there's still a lot of paperwork you have to deal with!  My school requires first year students to buy a crazy expensive meal plan AND requires that we live on campus our first year.  Ridiculous, right?  Well, a few tips for making your money last in college:

YOU DON'T NEED TO GO TO THAT THEME PARK!
YOU REALLY CAN LIVE FOR A WHILE ON RAMEN!
Save every cent you can, it all helps.  I literally just barely made a payment one month because I was able to scrape together the last $0.80 I needed from around my room!

And don't do what I did and buy a really expensive computer.  I really love it, but the money could have been put to much better use.

REMEMBER: YOU HAVE TO PAY BACK STUDENT LOANS! It isn't just free money!

22 comments:

  1. I thin that is why they call em loans but people seem to forget I guess. Nice read though

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  2. Maybe this blog'll take off and you'll have no problems any more.

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  3. Debts do suck. I live on Ramen noodle and bake potatoes. Lol.

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  4. it is was not for fafstfa i would have never went to school

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  5. I remember being in college. We all had the same dang situation to go through. You learn how to manage, and yeah... you'll even screw up in the process.

    Just remember, it's only painful temporarily.

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  6. Yeah, loans suck, but that's life. I've come to realize this, and will hopefully be finished soon...

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  7. paying for college is suckssss!!!!!!

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  8. Loans my friend, loans. Rack em up! Followed! alphabetalife.blogspot.com

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  9. Indeed it really sucks, they should the system they use here in europe (with some modification then ofc)

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  10. Debts do totally suck - good post dude, thankyou. :D

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  11. Debt does sucks, but you should apply for all the federal and state grants you can!

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  12. tru that, gotta save lotsa money and try not to spend it on unnecessary shiz

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  13. If you fill out your paperwork in a tactical way you could probably be eligable for a free bursary that you don't need to pay back. I did that in uni and got £1,200 a term free.

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  14. Still paying back my student loan. It just sucks. :(

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  15. Yeah I'm in college too. It sucks. All my money goes into the school here... Bleh

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  16. Yeah the freshman experience is ridiculous. I'm sure its because most people that drop out, drop out after freshman year, they want to get that money before the piggy banks are gone. Followed.

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  17. Here in Germany its called Bafög :D

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  18. It really sucks to pay for college..

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