Managing Your Money – Count on It
Do you think you don’t have enough money to manage and that you can skip this page? It’s not necessarily how many bucks you have that counts but how much control you have. This is not High Finance we’re talking about here. Take a broader view – don’t be like the king in his counting house – because the value of your “net worth” isn’t the only thing you can count on now. Your assets include how much you save by budgeting your resources, living within your means, limiting debt, and reducing waste. Your worth includes your potential, too: how much you can anticipate from loans, grants, current and future employment, and other income. Finally, your precious resources are only as good as how responsible you are with them. So read on!
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“College Students Need Help.” Center for American Progress. 18 Jan. 2007.
DiGiallorenzo, Shannon. "College Students Gamble Their Way to Addiction." The Quad: The Student Newspaper of West Chester University. 28 Mar. 2005