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Autopilot Your Meals for Cheap

[Image courtesy of Flickr user Nick Nguyen. Licensed under CC BY SA 2.0.] If you shop like me, it’s that time of year where your semester’s grocery budget may be taking a hit after one-too-many meals out. Dwindling funds, plus general laziness/stress around midterms, can make it hard to convince yourself to put up the ...

What Square Mobile Payments Means for Students

This thing plugs into your phone, and charges credit cards. What a world we live in. Need a laptop? We’ve teamed up with Intel to bring you the HackCollege Laptop Chooser. If you share the Laptop Chooser, you’ll be entered to win a Samsung Series 9 Notebook! Stop me if you’ve heard this before. You ...

Broke? Hungry? Five Tips for Lowering Grocery Costs

Batch cooking is even more fun with wine. Image courtesy of Flickr user m0les. Licensed under CC BY-SA. Need a laptop? We’ve teamed up with Intel to bring you the HackCollege Laptop Chooser. If you share the Laptop Chooser, you’ll be entered to win a Samsung Series 9 Notebook! If you’re away from the comforting arms ...

Incoming Freshmen Series: How To Stop Spending Like a Freshman

Hopefully you'll have more than just $2. Photo courtesy of Molly DG. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.This is the second post of the Incoming Freshmen Series. Read our introduction and our first post on style for more information, and stay tuned this week for our upcoming posts. If your college experience

Now’s the time to buy student business cards

Image courtesy of Flickr user Matthew Solle. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.For those of you in the market for student business cards, this week might be the time to make a purchase. Moo is having a 30%-off sale on all of their printed goods through July 20th (that’s Wednesday). Their cards are printed on high-quality ...

Budget Booze for Both Price and Calorie Content

Budgeting is fun! Image courtesy of Flickr user Chris Waits. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.This week on Lifehacker/Mr. Money Mustache, folks have been discussing the idea of creating a dedicated alcohol budget. The suggestion in the article breaks down to an idea that most people should be getting drunk once a week, and so should ...

Guest Post: 8 Mobile Apps To Help You Save Money Anywhere

Feeling broke? Ironically, your expensive smartphone can help! Image courtesy of Flickr userDanielMoyle and licensed under CC by 2.0 Today's guest post is from our old friend, Lior Levin, a student from Tel-Aviv University, and employee in their MA in Political Science and MBA Abroad Programs. You

Repurpose a rubber band ball for cheap massage

Just light a couple candles and it's basically a spa. Image courtesy of Flickr user Mykl Roventine. Licensed under CC BY 2.0. Despite summer's de-tensing properties, I've found myself pretty physically beat up recently due to making intelligent decisions like dancing until 5 in the morning. The danc

Use Air Trans Student Fares for Cheap Last-Minute Travel

Pack up your duffel bag: it's time to travel. Image courtesy of Flickr user Jeff Harbert. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. AirTranU is a fairly well-known program among students, but it’s worth revisiting during the summer months when schedules are likely to be freer than during the school ye

Tappped Offers Student Discounts By Email

Tappped (note the triple “p”) offers exclusive student discounts via email. It was even founded by a rising college freshman!Friend of the site Jeff Bajayo recently took some time between studying for his senior year AP tests to start Tappped, an email-based student deal site. You simply visit the site, sign up with your .edu ...