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5 Money Tips for College Students

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CF / November 7th, 2011 / 1 Comment

Start an emergency fund Having an emergency fund is a must for anyone, but starting while you’re still in college gives you a good start. By keeping a bit of money in a savings account, you won’t have to go into debt for small, unexpected bills and you will have a nice starting point to build on for after you graduate. Photo Credit: Lawrence OP via Flickr Startingan emergency fund in college...

Posted in: Food and Grocery, Life Hacks, Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: find stuff on craigslist, keeping food costs low, money tips for college students, starting an emergency fund

Easy moving tips – Boxes!

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CF / September 29th, 2011 / 1 Comment

The big day is TODAY and I am very excited. I can’t wait to get settled into the new place. I wrote earlier this month about strategies for packing. Today I want to talk about one of the pre-requisites of packing – boxes. Boxes can be expensive. I am not sure why this is, but it is so. Boxes from U-Haul for example, range from $85 for an “apartment kit” to several hundred...

Posted in: Life Hacks, Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: boxes, cheap, environment, free, moving, recycle, repurpose, reuse

Turning a $6 ham into 24 meals

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CF / September 5th, 2011 / No Comments

I bought a ham. And it is the most glorious ham ever. Why? It cost me only $6 for 6lbs of it. Here’s how it fed me and Brian: Note: Some common calculations: Eggs are ~20 cents/egg given $2.40 a dozen Slice of cheese ~15 cents given a 400g-450g block for $4.29, and I get about 6 slices from 100g Rice ~30 cents/pot, assuming I make a pot of rice every day and a half and knowing that a 40lb...

Posted in: Food and Grocery, Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: budget, groceries, ham

Vacation recap – Student card success!

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Brian / July 22nd, 2011 / No Comments

As you know, CF and I recently returned from our vacation in Germany. In addition to saving lots of money on accommodations and a little money on neck pillows, we found the attractions to have very good deals for people with student cards! Thanks to a clerical error before I graduated, my student card expires next month even though I have been graduated for 3 years. Since CF is back in school and also...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality, Travel Tagged with: Berlin Zoo, Berliner Dom, frankfurt, German Wine, Mosel Valley, Museuminsel, Stadel Museum, Student Discount, Tangled Vines