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Budgeting
Budgeting, as a college student, is an art within itself. How are we supposed to live on our own, have our own freedom, AND manage our wallets? Here are some tips that help me budget and stick with it! 1. Make a Game Plan Especially for first-year students, it’s beneficial to sit down and create an overall plan for your finances. Even if your parents are helping you with school, it is still helpful to have a plan to visualize what money is going where. In my freshman year, I made an appointment with the financial aid office to layout my finances on an Excel sheet for the school year.…
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Balancing Your Schedule
A large part of maintaining a balanced schedule involves an organized planner. However, there is much more to perfecting your daily schedule. Something I recently started using to help me manage my time is a block schedule. You know, the one we used in high school? Applying this method to each day of the week not only keeps me on track, but it motivates me to get up and start my day. I am definitely one who prefers getting work done in the morning, but not one who enjoys waking up early. Block scheduling my day has made such a difference on the time spent on school, work, and even…
