It’s that time of year again when every college student who was too lazy to get a job during the semester feels the pain of an empty bank account.
You go to Fairfield University and you fall into one of two categories: you still live off handouts from your parents or you worked hard for every dollar at your summer job. If you are one of the few in the second category, you lament each purchase that doesn’t involve alcohol.
You know damn well that you have recently debated over a purchase of X dollars because that money could instead have been put towards Y amount of Busch Light thirty packs. A $40 parking ticket? “Damn, this is going to cost me three thirty packs to pay this.”
Money management represents a major issue for us as college students. Sometimes we must learn the hard way how to manage our funds responsibly.
Last year, my friends and I traveled to New York City for my friend David’s 21st birthday and decided to culture ourselves at the dance theatre “Flashdance.”
Now I don’t think that we were on Broadway, but wow did these women put on a show! Their dancing skills were great and they even came off the stage and danced for the crowd. Talk about audience involvement! I myself received one of these personal dances and I was so impressed with this particular dancer’s flexibility that I got nine more.
Unfortunately, this cost $200 more. I know that it was $200 because two large men that could have doubled for Nate Newton and D’Brickashaw Ferguson insisted that I pay before I leave.
I became extremely nervous because I wasn’t sure I had the money, and Nate and D’Brickashaw didn’t appear to have any sense of humor.
Thankfully, my ATM card worked.
Upon viewing my bank statement the next morning, I was relieved that I had $70 left, until I realized that the number appeared in red and was preceded by a negative sign. I would love to say that I learned something, but of course I didn’t. This actually happened to me twice last year.
Proper money management may be asking a lot of college students and clearly I’m no expert on this topic. I guess if you have the same money management issues as myself, the only option you’re left with is the George Costanza method of doing things.
Just do everything opposite of what you would normally do and everything will turn out all right. Isn’t it reassuring to know that in times of financial trouble and doubt, we can always turn to George Costanza?
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