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Cost-Cutting at College—Separating the Good from the Bad
Tuition costs are rising and financial aid funds are scarce, but that doesn’t mean you should sit back and watch your college dreams go up in smoke.
Since the recession began last year, thousands of tips and tricks have been published listing ways to make college more affordable. From small shifts (like buying used textbooks rather than new) to big changes (like moving off campus to save on housing), there’s no doubt that the thousands of published ideas could save students money. But whether many—or any—of these ideas are actually feasible for the average student is another story entirely…
Discounts for Students, Past and Present
Maybe it’s been years since the last time you sat in the back row of Econ 101. But if you’ve still got that old student ID card tucked away in a drawer somewhere, then today’s your lucky day.
That’s because college co-eds aren’t the only ones taking advantage of student discounts anymore. With money getting tight in households across the country, an increasing number of budget-conscious parents are unabashedly asking for student discounts on purchases made for their children, while more and more recent grads are holding on tight to college ID cards that haven’t expired and using them to score freebies and discounts well into their twenties and beyond…
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