So you’re walking around campus and you notice these strange like chipper people courting around your favorite restaurant. They are donned in a shirt and tie. Maybe you see a woman in a short skirt and revealing top. This all might be strange to you but you also see that they are giving away free food at your restaurant and a free t-shirt that has the logo “COLLEGE”, a simple but cool shirt that proves you belong to the world of higher education. This all seems very glorious and grand but the catch to all this greatness is that you have to sign up for a credit card.

So you’ve finally moved away from dorm life and have decided to reside in either in an apartment or off campus housing? Yet the newly gain independence of not having to abide by University rules or reporting to RAs might be great but what do you do since you no longer have a dinning hall in walking distance, or worst, no meal plan at all? Here is a list of food items, besides ramen, that is affordable and will bring variety to your meals.

Moving out on your own means more than just preparing your own meals (Easy Mac, anyone?) and cleaning your own shower (which tends to be a very gross job). It means being an adult, which is a nice way of saying ‘supporting yourself.’ For most, that is a very scary thought. After all, mom and dad have been footing the bills for years. But, fending for yourself doesn’t have to be scary ‘ you just have to know where to start.

A lot of men live on a budget. Some even use it as an excuse for not having a chick. But what a lot of them don’t realize is that cheap dates can be more romantic than costly and often painful fine dining experiences. Not to mention, they let you know if she’s a gold digger before you are forced to sell your PS3 to help buy her a summer wardrobe.

How many times have you shimmied down the aisle on a plane — shimmied because there is not enough room for anyone larger than a 9 year old to walk — looking for your seat only to find it sandwiched between two large, sweaty, pasty, bearded women pointing at you and smiling? Fear not wayward COED travelers for some of the urban legends you have heard about are true! It is possible to fly the friendly skies in style without having to pay the price!

Do you get that itch to just pick up and leave every so often? As tempting as it can be to just take off and go, you have to prepare at least a little bit. Otherwise your glorious road trip may come to a sudden and mind-numbingly dull end before you even break a single law.

I enjoy Budweiser as much as the other guy, but Natural Ice should wipe it out of existence. Why go for the best when you can go for the…rest?
Natural Ice (Nasty Ice; Natty Ice for the enlightened) is Bud without the working-man’s price (read: tailor-made for college). A 12-pack costs as much as most sixers and gets you off-the-rocker drunk.
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Why does it always feel like I’m dead broke or at least scrounging for money? I try to budget/cut back but it’s hard to ID the source that is burning a hole in my wallet. I thought it was my money hungry girlfriend who always needs to order the $7 tiramisu after dinner or could be the semester tuition but I saw this list of deceptive money drains that cos… Click to read more

Imagine combining the joys of Aladdin’s ‘Whole New World’ with the hedonism of Huxley’s ‘Brave New World‘ and you’ll be feeling pretty good about your post-college-in-my-own-apartment-sweet-life. Well au contraire, my friend whom I occasionally speak French with: before you start buying cool things l… Click to read more