Simple fiancial question

aforautumn
Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:18:45 +0000

dont get the meal plan if you’re trying to save money. its a ****ing firestorm of wasted money. i spent $1300 on a meal plan and converted it to declining balance after the first week of not using it 3 times a day like they expect you to. at the end of the semester i had $700 left, and i probably spent like $300 on groceries off campus. thats a savings of about $1k in a year, with greater variety and better health. and i still gained 20 pounds. after about the first 3 weeks, all of your big things will be paid off, and if you’re getting $12k/year, you’ll have a good amount of discretionary money for whatever. $12k is plenty.