Wow. Spending money feels good. If you’re having a bad day, or haven’t spent money in a while, you tend to feel like splurging. The mere transaction of trading paper money for tangible (or intangible) goods has been proven to release endorphins in the brain. Music even has been proven t...

With a brand new of experience of college or graduate school beginning, one tends to feel liberated by their choice of living away at school. Along with the new sense of freedom also comes the duty of responsibility. This often goes overlooked when move-in day occurs and can lead to speed bumps ahea...

This week we’ve got a huge game … No. 1 Texas Longhorns vs. No. 7 Texas Tech Red Raiders. Both undefeated…who will come out on top?  I’ll even give you the rankings so you can make your pick. Whoever you’ve got in this game…you can still come out on top because w...

We’ve been asking college students for the piggy bank saving strategies that they had growing up or while still in college. We were surprised at the amount of students who actually used piggy banks. Here’s what they did… A friend of mine goes on vacation every year with his family....

When it comes to shopping and saving, there’s many common-sense solutions for students. Here’s a list of helpful shopping tips for strapped for cash students. Use Discount Stores They may be hard to find in some locales, but dollar stores still abound. Also, Big Box retailers can often b...

As college students, we’re always looking for ways to make and save money. More importantly, we’re looking for ways to not pay any money if we don’t have to. So when tax season rolls around, everybody is trying to scramble and find the accountant that can “write-off” ce...

The best part about school letting out is that we don’t have to pay for textbooks, and the worst part about school starting up is paying for textbooks. Why are textbooks so expensive? On my campus, we have two book stores: The university book store, and an independent, “off-campus”...

Before you determine what amount of money you want to save each month, you first have to pay your debts. College student debts typically include a cell phone bill, car payment and insurance and of course a credit card bill. Any remaining cash is left for spending, having and fun and… you guess...

There’s a nice little list of tax deductions and credits that should be brought to the attention of college students. Remember, not everyone may qualify for these, but it’s worth looking into. Bring this article to the attention of your parents to see what kind of tax benefits they can r...

As most of you reading this post probably know, the discussion with your parents regarding money while you’re in college is definately a sensitive one.  If they are helping you out, however much, while you’re in college, it is their money.  If you are paying for the majority of your ex...