Broke College Kid

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There are several compaines that have special deals and freebies on your birthday. Here’s a list of several places you can go and get discounts or freebies on your birthday. You probably can’t hit all of these on your birthday, so you might want to fudge the date on a few of them, and enjoy the discounts all year round!

Scholarships for girls allow women to get the degree they want without the financial burden. Considering that the average college student graduates from college with $50,000 or more in debt, it makes you wonder if it is really worth it.

Textbooks are one of the biggest scams that college kids put up with these days. Textbooks that cost $100 usually have less information than books from Barnes & Noble that sell for $30. Regardless, they are often nessecary for classes, and we have to buy them. If you are smart about it though, you’ll never have to pay full price for text-books again!

was sitting at a poker game with a buddy on mine, who has a really good job, and said “I make $700 a week, and I’m still broke all the time.” I hear similar stories from college kids all the time. Most spend way to much money. Here are the top 5 things you’re probably spending a bit too much on.

One of the biggest mistakes college students make is getting a credit card, spending more they can afford, getting themselves into debt and damaging their credit rating. If you do some smart shopping for your credit card, you can find some that offer low interest rates. which can really help to prevent this problem. Of course, that takes a lot of effort, so how about if Broke College Kid does it for you? Let me show you some cards with my favorite interest rate….0!