Category: Money Management

Rent, buy or buy online. Which one is best for your books?
Students can choose between the VSU Bookstore, renting books through online companies and buying books online. I used the eight books I needed this semester to compare prices at the bookstore versus online companies.
If I bought the eight books new at the bookstore my [...]

 A majority of college students are faced with tight budgets, low incomes, and empty pockets each year. In these bad economic times, it is important to remember how valuable it is to constantly save those bucks. Here are some quick tips to keep in mind when faced with money setbacks.
 Take your spare change to a [...]

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 A brand new year calls for some new resolutions, right? Everyone wants to improve some area of their life so as students why don’t we make some resolutions to jump start the spring semester? These newfound changes don’t have to be mind blowing or add another level of stress to our busy lives. Instead, a [...]

The holidays are traditionally a time for fellowship, family, vacation . . . and shopping, for oneself and for others. As many have observed, the holidays have become increasingly commercialized, and holiday tradition seems to require gift-giving. Considering the nation’s troublesome economic situation, though, many people are concerned about affording gifts.             However, [...]

The look of a college student who has had class all day and is spending the remainder of their night at a part-time job is unmistakable.  They may seem irritable, angry, or completely emotionless.  While the job itself may warrant a bit of pity from customers, sometimes it’s the school grades of the worker that [...]

Danie On The Clock
By:Danielle Everson
A new semester starts and some students begin to think, I need a job! Have no fear, I am here to give you some open positions and career advice every issue for those eager students ready to gain a career.
This week, Career Services has a few jobs available that may interest [...]

Dana Littmann
Features Editor
dmlittmann@valdosta.edu
On Dec. 13, at 3 p.m., Nicholas Braun walks into VSU’s P.E. Complex for the last time.  He’s not watching a basketball game, though; Braun is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice today. As he sits in his metal folding chair, surrounded by students, family, and friends, he can’t help but [...]

Thomas Dale
Contributing Writer
tadale@valdosta.edu
$276.00
Delta Meade hurriedly steps through the hospital parking lot, cell phone cradled between her blue-scrub-covered shoulders and her defiantly curly hair.  As she ruffles through her purse to find her keys, frustration invades her face.  She lets the phone drop into her hand, slamming it shut in one smooth motion.  “$276 this week,� [...]

Adeshina Lawal
Staff Writer
ailawal@valdosta.edu
With the economy in recession, students wonder if and how their lives have been affected. With Little Debbie cakes and the Mac Double increasing in price, one must wonder if the recession has started trickling down to life here at VSU.
“There is a direct and indirect effect on students due to [...]

Lauren Dorminey
Staff Writer
aldorminey@valdosta.edu
The economy is proving some hard times in our everyday lives. While gas prices are still high, the price to merely run cars is outrageous. So what happens when things go wrong with our precious little gas hogs?
Do it yourself is a popular, inexpensive and usually productive habit to get into. The average [...]

Amanda Blank
Staff Writer
albank@valdosta.edu
Fire up your imagination, Halloween is right around the corner and you have yet to find a costume. You are too broke to buy an extravagant pre-made costume and there isn’t enough time to order one and expect to receive it before Halloween night. What are you going to do?
A great inexpensive option [...]