Month: November 2019

Savings/Budgeting

Bringing snacks with you

Carly Hochstein

I am sound like a mom in this post, but seriously, bring snacks with you for anything and everything you do. You would be lying to yourself if that hasn’t been at least a handful of times that your mom told you to bring a snack, but you didn’t, and then you were starving. You asked if you could go buy a snack somewhere and what did she say? “No, I told you to bring a snack and you chose not to.” You may be 20+ years old, but I think it’s time to learn that bringing snacks is one of the best things you could do.

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Food Shopping, General Shopping

Big box brand or grocery store?

Carly Hochstein

It is better to go to a big box brand store like Walmart or Target or is it better to go to an actual grocery store like Woodmans or Piggly Wiggly? Both sell groceries, so which one is better? I have shopped at both options, and each has its pros and cons.

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General Shopping

Is Black Friday shopping worth it?

Carly Hochstein

The lines, the cold, the waiting, and more lines! Is Black Friday shopping really worth it? People have been participating in this for years, and each year it gets earlier and earlier. People have also died from participating in this! They get trampled by the crowd or get shot because the got the last blender on sale. How is the possiblity of injury or death still attract people to go shopping?

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Savings/Budgeting

What should you be saving for?

Carly Hochstein

Some day, you’re going to want to purchase something that will be over $300, or even over $1,000. Some day you’re going to have an unexpected injury or something breaking in your home that needs to be fixed ASAP. You will need money saved to be able to pay for it unless you want to be on a year-long payment plan. Below I list some things that you should be saving for, even when in college.

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Activities

On-Campus activities

Carly Hochstein

This post will be directed more towards my school in Wisconsin with the free/ reasonably priced activities they offer on campus, but some of these could be at your school too! now if your school doesn’t offer free/reasonably priced activities, this could help generate ideas to do when you’re bored and on campus.

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Food Shopping, General Shopping, Savings/Budgeting

Save money with an app!

Carly Hochstein

Since we live in a world that revolves around technology and our phones (I don’t always believe this but it seems to be the norm), why not use your phone to save money! Finding coupons and earning free money has never been so easy, and it’s at the touch of your finger tips!

There are tons of apps available that earn you points by simply using them! Now I’m going to be real here, it takes a lot of “points” or “check-ins” to get something in return. It can be kind of annoying and even seem like it’s not worth it. However, if you really stick to it and are determined to get something out of it, then it’s worth it.

Here are some apps I like to use to save money:

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Working

Why should you work during college?

Carly Hochstein

College can be stressful and jammed pack with classes, friends, relationships, clubs, and everything in-between. Now let’s add a job on top of all of that. Depending on what you do for work, it can be very timely and take a toll on yourself and even your schoolwork. However, with that being said, I would still recommend having a job while being in college.

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Food Shopping, General Shopping, Savings/Budgeting

Finding Coupons

Carly Hochstein

Now I know what you’re probably thinking: I’m not about to be that crazy coupon lady. I am not asking you to be like the people on Extreme Couponers, even though they’re kind of genius. They get stores to out them money in the end! But that also means that they probably purchased 35 bottles of mustard and who needs that much mustard!

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