Day 14: Just Because Your in College, Doesn't Mean You Have to Be Broke!

According to the Urbandictionary.com (which we all know to be a reliable resource) a starving student is,  among other things, "A college student who lacks disposable income because he does not have a job.." it continues on to say that, "The stereotype is that this student must resort to eating Top Ramen to survive."

BUT IS THAT TRUE? That is what I want to know. Every time I say that I am broke, it is followed by "well you are in college," it is said almost as religiously as a Christian puts an "amen" at the close of a prayer. I don't want to believe that that is my or your fate in college. I don't want to believe that we must scrimp by on sodium enriched food and caffeinated drinks, and  bank accounts with lots of zeros in all the wrong places and worried about when the next check is coming and I don't think I have to! 

Everything so far about this 97 day challenge has showed me how much we really are in control of our finances. As soon as I committed to making a conscious effort to changing my financial situation, opportunities opened up that I never thought were possible. Last week I made something like 30 more dollars than I usually would have selling things online, and I also got a person to agree to something that I get an 85$ dollar referral bonus. That's $115 that I would have just let slip by had I not been conscious of it, that's a lot of money over the course of months and years. Plus that is just a beginning. 

(Your bank account no more!) 

Which leads me to today's tip which comes from someone in my class who over heard me complaining about the odds of getting a scholarship,

Day 14 Tip: Try

He told me to just go for it, and that is exactly what I have been learning, just find a way and go for it and learn as you go. 

To help you and I as we achieve our goals,  I  have decided to interview someone each week who is actually making it, who is a thriving student as opposed to the "Starving Student." I am going to give you their secrets and the answers to questions like, Where are the rich students? (the ones who aren't riding high on mommy and daddy's money) What do they think like? What do they act like? What do they do? How can they afford cheese?! Why couldn't you and I be one of them? 

So stick around for Wednesday when I interview Jake Giles who is a student who is making money off of going to college! Now that is what I am talking about! 

I would love to hear your thoughts, what do you think? Do we have to be starving students in college or is their some way out? What questions would you like to have answered about thriving instead of starving in college? 

(By the way I only have one can left of Mountain Dew to sell, yeeehaaa!) 

STOP STARVING STUDENTS!

-Bruce 

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