Finances
The Fear Of Being Left Out: Why Everyone Wants To Go To College
There’s been a lot of speculation as to whether or not college is worth the money, and rightfully so. People are straddled with tens of thousands in debt after they do their time, but good luck paying it back if you majored in a less-than-lucrative career path.
Skyo: A Textbook Rental Service That Will ACTUALLY Save Students Money
The start of a new semester always reveals a classic college dilemma: you buy your textbooks and have no money for the rest of the month.
Getting Your Life In Order: 5 Steps To Starting The Semester Off Right
Fall semester can be a rude awakening for many students. Syllabus week should serve as the perfect transition back into college life, but more often that not it just becomes an excuse to go out every night. This is really a shame, because students who stumble at the start of the semester rarely recover. Backpedaling through the semester is no way to experience college.
Midnight Life: Common Sense Tips On Working Flex Hours
Working midnight or flex hours is a situation that many college kids will have to encounter, whether in the immediate or distant future. Twenty percent of the American workforce, after all, does some type of shift work. Adding in the competition that exists these days for work, the need to take on midnight hours might be an attractive, if not your only, option.
Our Megabus Review: A Cheap Alternative For Students or An Unreliable Travel Option
Megabus boasts of serving over 19 million customers in North America, and college students are certainly included in that demographic. With airfare so high these days, Megabus seems to be the next best option on paper. The recent death of a University of Missouri student in a Megabus accident, however, could prove to scare some students away from the cheap service. I recently used Megabus from round-trip from Minneapolis to Chicago. Here’s my review of the experience:
5 Ways To Get Your Parents Off Your Back About Being Jobless
July will soon be over and I still don’t have a summer job. I swear it’s not for lack of effort, because I know just as well as my parents do that I need a job after spending 1.5 times more than usual studying abroad in England. I truly want a job, and feel like the universe is conspiring against me to prevent me from obtaining one. My parents don’t buy the conspiracy angle though, so I’ll often get reamed out for my lack of employment. How do I keep this at a minimum? Five easy steps.