Coupons

This may be something that seems like a no-brainer to some college kids but really, coupons. This is one of your best friends whenever you are trying to save money in college. I say this because up until I got into college I had never really used coupons much less actually scour the newspaper for them.

The first experience with coupons was when I worked at a grocery store. I saw some people come through my checkout line with $150 worth of groceries and only pay a bill of $70. Crazy huh? This is all do to the coupon magic!

My favorite place to find coupons is in the newspaper of course but there are a number of places online that you can print them out (if you want to spend the money on printer ink!). Regaurdless of my opinions here are some coupon sites:

ClipnGoCoupons
Coupons.com
ValPack

My Favorite strategy: I make a list of what I need before ever looking at coupons otherwise I get too easily enticed into getting a coupon for something I don't need "because it's on sale!" After my list is done THEN I look for coupons and I read them carefully as to avoid the irritated scenario at the register when the coupon is actually for the larger/smaller/different brand version.

Pitfall to avoid: DO NOT just buy something because you have a coupon, that is just silly. That will NOT save you money but will actually help you waist it.

And there you have it! Your first lesson in saving money in college.

How To Save Money in College

Hi and welcome to how to Save Money in College. I am currently a college student and therefore I know how tight money can be and how much of a challenge it is to save it. I feel like I have had experience in saving money and sticking to my college budget and I am now passing along all these tips to all the other college kids out there! Good luck :)