Question: Being a college student can be pricy, especially if you're like me and get carry out every night. What are some techniques you use to save money around the house/dorm/apartment?

Jordan, I so happy you asked this question because yesterday I started extreme couponing.  Pretty soon I’ll be on TLC and I'll share my money saving secrets to the world, but for now I'll just tell whoever reads this blog.  But in all seriousness, living on my own has been really expensive.  I recently started printing coupons off the internet to save money.  Also, I make my own lunch every day and rarely eat out for dinner.  The Drexel shuttle saves me a ton of money on transportation.  Obviously, I take it into work every day, but I also use it whenever I’m going to center city.  Another great way to save money is to go into less than desirable areas of Philly to go grocery shopping, they normally have lower prices.  The greater the risk, the greater the reward.  By far my favorite way to save money is to put all my clothes in a suite case, have my friend sign me into North Hall, and use her washer and dryer. 

The pressure is really on to write a lot here, seeing as the directions said, “Feel free to talk about all of your techniques, I'm not going to accept short answers!”  Too bad I didn’t really live on my own last year.  I had the comfort of prepaid housing, cable, electricity, and food.  Honestly, I have only been an “independent women” for five weeks.  I think I’ve done a pretty good job mustering up those techniques this quickly.  I do have plans to save money in the future.  I am going to try to go to more free Drexel events, like movie screenings and basketball games.  Also, dumpster diving could be a fun new hobby.