Money for Books

 

 

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I read an article recently about how much college students spend on books. The National Association of College Stores states that we spend an average of $655 on books every year. The fact that books are that expensive is out of hand when college students are already spending tens of thousands of dollars on college. I am lucky this semester, as I only spent around $250 on books. I saved about $70 on books that I didn't need as well, so that helps too. So hopefully, I can save some more money on books next semester.

Paying for Each Class

As I am half way through my first semester at Washburn University, the deadline to drop classes has recently passed. There may have been one class that I have really been struggling in, and now that I think about it, I maybe should have dropped so it wouldn't effect my GPA. According to Bright Hub, the average college credit for in state tuition costs $253. $253 for a single college credit is just ridiculous. So if I would've dropped my class, it would've been a wasted $253 that I spent on nothing. Now I can see why college students sometimes never pay off their debt.

Entertainment Money

After a long span of not spending much of my own money, I started to spend useless money on things I should not have spent money on. I've gone out to eat too many times because I am very tired of the food at the Washburn cafeteria. I also bought some expensive things for entertainment purposes. So I decided to see how much the average college student spends on entertainment. According to the Huffington Post, 47% of students spend less than $25 per week on entertainment purposes. Although, 15% of students admit they spend more than $75 per week. I definitely usually spend less than $25 per month, but every once in a while I fall into that 15% of students.
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Average College Debt: Where Traditional Education Is Today

Here is a quick video for you to watch. Its a nice, short video that really pounds in how much college debt is escalating. Its really sad to see those prices go up so much, but that's just the way it is.


Video by Brett Bouchy

Forgotten Expenses

Its been awhile since my last post, but I have definitely spent quite a bit of money recently. Almost all of it was spent on  clothes and food. During fall break, I went out to eat way too many times in those 5 days, and my bank is showing the toll it took. But in good news, my first financial aid payment has officially been paid. So now I am done worrying about all that business. And speaking of financial aid, there are many costs that are not included that many people should know about. The first is the parking fees that they might not tell you about. Although, here at Washburn they do not have any parking fees. Having fun is another cost that should be considered, because its hard to have fun without spending money, lets be honest. And lastly, traveling should be considered as well. Gas prices are very up and down lately and should always be considered.