Smart Budgeting Tricks to Save Money

By Yasmeen Alshabasy

whenever you are travelling anywhere off campus, post on WesRides so that you can find other students to carpool with you.

  • take advantage of the Sunday grocery shuttle to visit Price Chopper, Goodwill, Home Depot, and other locations.

  • explore how you can take advantage of co-op for meat, tofu, dairy, seitan, bread, cheese, coffee, and other produce products.

  • see if your bank has an automatic savings plan (CapitalOne does!)

  • budget your personal expenses to track where your money is going!

  • sign up for free customer rewards program whenever you can!

  • attend the resource center’s clothing swap

  • spotify premium for student subscriptions come with Hulu & are cheaper!

  • order textbooks online, or post on WesAdmits to see if any students are selling them. Also check out the RC’s textbook library which has ebooks available.


Demetrius Colvin