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How college students can cut living expenses
T he cost of college
tuition is a concern Towns that rely heavily on sources to purchase new school. Metro Creative Connection
for many college- colleges or universities to furniture. Rather than ■ Make your own meals. Some college expenses, like housing, can be cut down by moving off
bound students and support their economies purchasing brand new Meal plans may be ideal campus to private housing.
their families. The cost of a typically offer great deals items they are likely to for college students during
college education contin- to students willing to ven- discard after moving out or their freshmen years, when that private housing is real estate agents to get a SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION OF THE MORNING CALL
ues to rise, but it’s not just ture off campus. Local graduating, college stu- students may still be ad- more affordable than on- feel for the off-campus
tuition and room and board businesses, including bars, dents can purchase second- justing to campus life. But campus apartments or housing market before
that students and their restaurants and entertain- hand items from local thrift older college students can dormitories. Students eligi- making a final decision.
families must account for. ment venues like mini golf stores or used furniture skip the meal plan in favor ble to live in off-campus
facilities or bowling alleys, retailers that offer sturdy of preparing their own housing can contact local Metro Creative
College students may may offer student dis- furnishings at low prices. meals. Doing so can save Connection
underestimate cost-of- counts to entice kids to ■ Become a resident students substantial
living expenses when plan- leave campus. Students can adviser. Resident advisors, amounts of money, and
ning their school-year take advantage of these often referred to as RA’s, some students may even
budgets. But such expenses offerings to save on food typically receive free or prefer the variety available
can be substantial, catching and entertainment, which reduced room and board in at the local grocery store
even the most well-pre- tend to be among the more exchange for living in the over the more limited of-
pared students off guard. pricey cost-of-living ex- dorms and monitoring the ferings available at dining
Fortunately, there are sev- penses college students floors they live on. Compe- halls or other campus eat-
eral ways for college stu- contend with. tition to be an RA can be eries.
dents to save money on ■ Buy secondhand fur- fierce, but students who ■ Move off campus.
living expenses and still nishings. College students become an RA can save Some schools do not per-
make the most of their living in their own apart- thousands of dollars on mit freshmen and sopho-
time on campus. ments or dorm rooms may room and board costs over mores to live off-campus,
■ Venture off campus. not have the financial re- the course of their time at but older students may find

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