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Dollar-desperate measures
rom donations of plasma to clothes, students earn extra money in creative ways
By Amber <iray
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y is, BJ incredibly, each year college students spend $5.5 billion on
, ^ I c0 ^ 0 *’ mostl y on ^ ccr ’ a stu dy by the GL Ness Agency reported.
-°i\ r I' 8 ' s n10re t ^ an stu ^ cnts s P en d on books, sodas, coffee, juice and
milk combined, averaging $466 per student. From these statistics,
°, lce l)e Pfs obvious most students, like Clint Perdue, are finding creative
11cr l0 "ays to earn and save extra cash to compensate from all the money
. . .ley’re spending.
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Donating twice a week for aboiSf ftfcr months
ith his girlfriend Nina Ricks, a senior recreation,
arks and tourism science major, the two saved
lough money to pay for their spring break trip
§st year.
I “It paid for the entire week-long trip,” he said.
“I mean everything from travel to the hotel to our
lending money.”
I In the few months following spring break,
tley were able to save up enough for a trip to
las Vegas.
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Through friends’ suggestions. Perdue began donating his plasma,
d once he became a regular donor, he promoted the activity to
any of his friends.
ely answer:.! “It’s a great method for earning extra cash,” he said. “Plus when
e." Rikeiyou refer people, you earn even more each time they donate.”
sterling to! Over the past two years. Perdue has found a wmy to conveniently
it we think lork regular donations into his week’s rhythm,
i majoran;! “I just look at my schedule and find a couple of hours twice a
ation. salt Meek that would work for me,” he said. “Then 1 just stick with it.”
was a sue,! In addition to donating plasma, stDdents have found other ways
chbox Foratii earn a quick buck around town. From writing other people's
eek ai R urm papers to setting up Web sites that ask for each visitor to
attend tkMonate a dollar, any way that can help add spending money to their
:h as BocMockets have become popular.
nunityi “Any time 1 need extra weekend money, it’s easy to find a
shirt ora pair of shoes that 1 don’t wear very often,” said Andrea
laltisperger, a senior journalism major. “And 1 just take them to
Plato’s Closet to see how much 1 can
make off of them.”
Recently given the opportunity to
sell back clothes, many students have
found this option to be quite beneficial.
“I started last semester when me
and my roommate were cleaning
out our closets,” Waltisperger said.
“Instead of just throwing away our
unwanted clothes we decided to sell
them. And surpris
ingly, you can make
quite a bit of cash.”
Another way stu
dents earn cash at the
end of each semester
is by Hocking to the
bookstores to see how
much they can get
for their used books.
While most can find
it frustrating when a
book cannot be re
turned, Waltisperger
has found a new way
to make sure she gets
some money back.
“When the book
stores won’t buy
back a certain book
of mine. I’ve found that by putting
them (on) E-bay, I could still make
money off of them,” she said. “It’s
good for students at other universi
ties who are getting these books at a
discount and it also helps me out.”
While most students are looking for
creative ways to earn extra cash, it is also important to save.
“At the beginning of every semester 1 find coupons for free
items at Kroger and other grocery stores in the local newspapers,”
Waltisperger said. “If you just take the time to look, you can save a
lot of money.”
Texas A&M's Division of Finance Web site lists various money
saving tips and suggestions. For instance, it suggests students wait
a full 24 hours before buying an item they think they need, or to put
all loose change into ajar for laundry and unexpected expenses.
“In order to cut back on utilities, me and my roommate would
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wash dishes as we went versus running the dishwasher everyday,”
Waltisperger said. “Limiting laundry to once a week can also really
lower the bill.”
According to Student Watch Campus Market Research, nearly
40 percent of students have more than $200 of discretionary
income a month, and UCity Magazine reports from sources of Stu
dent Monitor, The New York Times and Jupiter Communications
that students spend approximately $6,760 a year, excluding tuition.
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