
Eat the Campus Food
Get a Part-time Job
To give you extra “insurance” and security that you won’t break the bank, earn some money to put back in it. Secure a job at the college’s snack bar or tutoring lab. Or, if you want to venture just off campus, you can put flyers out letting the area residents know you are a local college student who can babysit, walk dogs or watch/sit houses. (Remember, people entrusting their loved ones and their homes to you don’t want to come back home to see a party or find photos of their home on some social media page.) The connections and relationships you build will be great character and professional references for you later on.
Rent Online Textbooks
Whenever you can, rent your textbooks online instead of buying them at the bookstore (and then you don’t have to worry about lugging them around or misplacing them.) In the long run, you are not only saving yourself a ton of money by embracing this 21st century alternative to buying physical textbooks, but also saving tons of trees, birds, and wildlife. The moment you walk out of that bookstore with that book under your arm, it loses value. When you rent an online textbook, you are only paying for it during the semester or quarter you actually need itGo to Campus Movies
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About the Author
Max Miller is a writer on a variety of topics, including education. He enjoyed all that campus life had to offer at the University of Arizona without being pummeled by debt upon graduation by renting online textbooks and finding the best deals on campus for food and entertainment.