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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

Update: October 9 – 15

Brian / October 16th, 2011 / No Comments

I’m off on a work trip to Washington DC tomorrow – they’re really having me travel a lot lately! I’m actually looking forward to the location this time around, I’ve heard good things about DC and I’m going to be catching a Washington Capitals game with a friend who lives in the area. Since I’m going to be away, we’ve been spending a lot of time rearranging...

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Turkey dinner, potluck style

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CF / October 11th, 2011 / 1 Comment

Brian and I had a few of our friends over for a turkey dinner this past weekend for (Canadian) Thanksgiving. I have had an incredibly hectic week with three assignments due, a midterm, plus work and an overdue blog. I was really looking forward to have some turkey and relaxing. It turned out to be a great success and we couldn’t have done it without everyone chipping in. We used...

Posted in: Food and Grocery Tagged with: canadian thanksgiving, potluck, turkey

Update: October 2- 8

Brian / October 9th, 2011 / No Comments

The move is done! Boxes are (mostly) unpacked and now we can get down to the business of organizing. You might be surprised that the majority of the boxes are already gone, but we had some motivation. Yesterday, we hosted our annual Thanksgiving turkey feast. It was the best collection of food we’ve had at this event, thanks to the culinary skills our our friends. Highlights included a squash...

Posted in: General Tagged with: thanksgiving, turkey, unpacking boxes, XKCD