College Life: Because We're Poor

We, as in my fellow college students, all know that while you go to college you can expect to eat mac and cheese or ramen noodles everyday of your life until you finish with your masters or doctorate. And why is it that we have to eat the cheapest food from the grocery store? Because, we are poor. It is so difficult to go to make time for classes, studying, activities, AND a job!

So, those of us supporting ourselves through college live on the bare minimum and study our little butts off until we can walk away with a paper in our hand that states; “YOU SURVIVED COLLEGE! GOOD LUCK WITH LIFE!” ….. Ok, so it doesn’t exactly say that verbatim (I only used that word because I’m a college student now and that’s what we’re supposed to do right? Sound smart and use “big” words...) But that’s clearly beside the point.  The point is… we are going to be poor for the next 4 to 8 years. So, now that we have accepted that, how do we plan on surviving?

Well let’s start week 1 with; RULE #1: AVOID EATING TAKEOUT AT ALL COSTS.

I know what you’re thinking and it’s something along the lines of “HA! This chick is crazy!” But let’s be honest, you can pay $5 or above for one meal when you can buy groceries and have a $1 pizza instead. We all know take out is generally faster and always less work, but us poor students have to pinch our pennies. Plus the less money you spend on take out is more money you can spend on going out with friends! No argument necessary for that one.

Now, let’s not forget an even better reason to avoid take out… Freshman Fifteen. That’s not a joke people! We all know in high school we never truly believed in the myth of the freshman fifteen but then we spent our first year in college and by summer time we were looking down wondering “When the hell did I got a muffin top?!” The important lesson in that is freshman fifteen is not specified to JUST freshman! So, let’s not turn into the Sophomore Sixty and instead start buying some salad and chicken instead of Whoppers and Big Macs.

I think that’s point made on rule #1 in surviving college as a typical poor college student. Eating take out is a no’s goes. Tune in next time for rule #2!

Stay classy, sassy, and spend less.

xoxo Sera