I’m a college student without a job.  I don’t have parent money coming in every week and I’m certainly not doing anything illegal (I’m not selling drugs or running a prostitution ring).  So how am I surviving?

Being a student myself, I know life throws a lot of curveballs and some things can hit you out of nowhere. If you’re lucky, these things won’t leave you broke. Unfortunately, a lot of these unforeseen problems cost money. Whether it’s an extra book you need to buy for a class, car repair or you [...]

Citi has rolled out a pretty cool service called obopay, which allows you to send and receive money with your cell phone. This could be cool for splitting a bill between friends at a restaurant, making good on a bet you lost and much more. I personally would love it if vending machines were somehow [...]

I hate meter maids. Don’t they have anything better to do? Can’t they show a little compassion towards students? We aren’t affluent people, here. We aren’t exactly rolling in the dough. We are getting by on easy mac and ramen noodles, paying exorbitant amounts for textbooks and still, we are nickel and dimed and taken [...]

If you’re a college student and you’re lucky enough to have a job, you might have some extra money lying around. Instead of blowing that money, why not invest it in something? No, I’m not talking about the stock market – you don’t have to throw your dough on a random ticker symbol or research [...]

College students are notorious for being broke, and sometimes, broke is an understatement. It’s hard to keep money coming in while taking on a load of classes (unless you blog like me). So what can you do to save money, other than keep the ramen noodle industry alive? Set up a budget. If you know [...]