Topic Selection: Spend

When and how you decide to spend money says a lot about you and your priorities, but you don’t have to spend a lot—or make a lot—to live the life you want. Spend wisely and enjoy your life on a budget. Here’s how.

Financial Values

• Financial Roadmap for Parents
• Sharing the Rent: How to Deal with Roommates
• It's Not Their Money! Don't Let Friends Pressure You to Spend
• My Story: Are Joint Bank Accounts Right for Your Relationship?
• What's Your Financial Identity? Links to an external site.
• Life Values Quiz Links to an external site.
• My Story: What Money and Integrity Mean to Me
• My Story: Learning the Value of a Home-Cooked Meal

Budgeting

• My Story: Budgeting for an Unpaid Internship
• The Smart Student's Guide to Starting a Budget
• Budgeting for Life After Graduation
• 40 Money Management Tips
• Is it a "Need" or a "Want"? Here's How to Tell
• Living Paycheck to Paycheck: Cut Out Unnecessary Spending
• Saving Money on Food
• 5 Dangers of Overspending
• My Story: How Monopoly Money Taught Me to Budget

Spending Decisions

• The Smart Student's Guide to Starting a Budget
• Budgeting for Life After Graduation
• 40 Money Management Tips
• Is it a "Need" or a "Want"? Here's How to Tell
• Living Paycheck to Paycheck: Cut Out Unnecessary Spending
• Life Without Credit Cards: It Can Be Done
• The Smart Student's Guide to Managing Credit Cards
• Get Out of Credit Card Debt Now!
• Plugging Spending Leaks
• 25 Tips to Stretch Your Dollars
• Four Things to do Before You Pay for an Online Order
• Avoiding the Pitfalls of e-Commerce
• 5 Tips for Avoiding a Technology Budget Crunch
• Psychology of a Sale
• Daily Deal Sites: The Good and the Bad
• The Bottom Line: True Costs of Owning a Pet
• Tips on Finding the Best Apartment for You
• Residence Halls or Off-Campus Living: Which is Better for You?
• Apartment Leases: What You Should Know Before You Sign
• Managing Money in a Foreign Country
• The Bottom Line: True Costs of Going Greek
• My Story: Comparison Shopping at Breakfast