The Joys Of Being A College Student

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The joys of being a college student, you are an adult now and time flies by so quickly. All of a sudden you have a huge appreciation for all that your parents provided to you, because today you are the one in charge of finances. If you had parents who were super good with money, then you probably will have no problems, learning how to budget in college, but if you are like most young adults, this whole learning how to budget money is a skill you have yet to master. Today we will share some money tips for college students so that you can learn how to budget those funds wisely.

Separate Needs and Wants
Make a list of all that you need and want each week or day. There is such a thing as daily needs; food and drink are among those daily needs. Be realistic in what you classify as a want versus a need. This is the part where you will learn some self-constraint. A bottle of soda every day may not be a need; rather a preference. A preference can be listed as a want. Sit down to take the time to create a list of needs versus wants and remove all wants from your budget.

Create a Budget Spreadsheet
Sit down to create a budget spreadsheet, have columns set up for dates or week 1, 2,3,4 so that you know how much you need to allot in finances towards needs each week. On the left hand side list out your monthly bills and daily needs. Consider rent, gasoline, college supplies, food and other consistent bills you may have on a regular basis. Calculate each bill down to a weekly number, match weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4 with that total. If you get paid bi-weekly or monthly, adjust the week columns appropriately. Stand fi...

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Here is what you 'll need.

Supplies
Rubbing Alcohol
Permanent Markers
Canvas Sneakers

Directions:

1. Start off by designing your canvas shoes with your markers. You can do it whichever way you want. Madison and I made them into big blocks of color as shown below.

2. Using a dropper add some of the alcohol onto the color of your shoe allowing it to blend into the other. I found that using the dropper took too long, so I decided to just pour the alcohol onto the shoe and that worked out great for us!

3. Place your shoe to dry which takes about an hour, or less depending on the weather outdoors.

That 's it! Easy peasy!

Now you have your own too cool for school sneakers that you didn 't spend a ton of money on, that is unique and one of a kind and you also have your HP computer that didn 't break the bank. You 've got your budgeting skills on fleek!

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