Setting Up The Grocery Budget For The Semester
Two weeks into the school semester and I haven’t gone grocery shopping yet. Last year, I spent about $30 per week on groceries. Compared to a campus meal plan, that is CHEAP! But, I feel that I can do better with a little less. Before my return to school this year, my (loving) parents bought [...]
Making Use Of My Tuition
Ever looked at a tuition bill and see all these numbers but you only care about the total amount? Well, if you do go over those numbers, you’ll see that there are many fees. For example: I have to pay an Undergraduate Activity fee, Transportation fee, Technology fee, and Athletic fee. It is just a [...]
Saying “No” To A Spoiled Child
Over the Labor Day weekend, I learned a stressful lesson in the field of parenting. My relatives from Canada came to New York for a quick visit and I was to show my younger cousins, three girls and a boy (the youngest of them all), around and to bring them to go shopping. The girls, [...]
Frugal Textbook Buying Tips
Classes start next week for me and it is time to get everything in order for the new school year. Textbooks make up a major portion of the expenses of school. Spending $500 on textbooks is considered normal. I look at that number and it makes me sick at the prices that publishing companies make [...]
Started An Automatic Savings Plan With HSBC Direct
I’ve been with HSBC Direct for about a year and I didn’t know how to start an automatic savings plan (or even bothered looking to do so). This was also due to the difficult website interface from HSBC Direct that made it hard to find. ING Direct actually gives you the choice of starting an [...]
