RESOURCE How to Save Money in College 

No matter your financial situation, controlling your spending while you’re in college can be challenging. Here’s a roundup of tips from CollegeData students on how to stick to a budget, spend wisely, and even start saving for your future.

Whether “money management” for you means coordinating loans, scholarships, and any income from a part-time job, or you’re managing savings or spending money provided by your parents, good money skills are important to develop. More than 20 percent of respondents to CollegeData’s Transition to College Survey said money management and budgeting were skills they wish they had mastered before starting college.

To help you become more financially savvy, here are budgeting tips from real colleges students.*  We hope these tips will inspire you to spend more wisely, develop and stick to a budget, and save money for your future goals.