Tag Archives: Finances

The Ultimate Guide to Being Money Smart In College

The Ultimate Guide to Being Money Smart In College // eyeliner wings & pretty things

Okay, here’s a riddle for you: What’s valuable and great to have but hard to keep? If you guessed me, you’re correct. Kidding (sort of), I’m talking about paper, moolah, funds…I totally Googled “slang terms for money” and one of them that came up was “dead presidents” which seems a little dark. Does anyone actually use that term? “Yo, man, I made so many dead presidents from working overtime!”

I’m done trying to be cool now. This post is all about being money smart in college. It’s really easy to be careless in college when it comes to things like doing laundry, eating properly or skipping class but none of those things are quite as serious as learning to be smart with your money!

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12 Money Saving Shopping Tips

12 Money Saving Shopping Tips // eyeliner wings & pretty things

I’ve come to the conclusion that while I’m pretty good with saving money, when it comes to shopping for clothes and accessories I’m a bit of a waster. Seriously, there are things in my closet that still have tags and I’ll consistently forget that I own things. It’s problematic and thus, I’ve been making efforts to try to change my wasteful ways. There are so many ways to save money while shopping without giving up shopping entirely, thank goodness!

Hopefully these money saving shopping tips will help you save some cash. If not, they’ll at least make you question your shopping habits–especially if your closet is overflowing with great deals (like mine).

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