Saving money the college way
_BELTZ from 11
coupons. Learn to clip coupons of
stuff you buy frequently.
Believe it or not, cheap toilet
paper will cleanse your buttocks just
as well as the expensive stuff.
Similar comments can be applied for
paper towels, flour and various other
condiments. To make a long story
short (too late): the cheap stuff some
times works just as well.
Pasta is your friend. It’s cheap. It’s
versatile. It’s abundant. Remember
this.
Don’t be afraid to check cut the
dented/discontinued section. Good
deals can often be found there.
Dining Out
(sit-down restaurants)
In general, avoid the all-you-can
eat places. Better to buy a nice, bal
anced meal than for a smorgasborg.
It’s probably healthier too. (One
exception: all-you-can-eat salad bars
can be very good, but watch the
dressing!
Go at lunchtime. Prices are often
cheaper and more specials are avail
able.
Is one dinner too much for you?
Ask for a doggie bag, or take a friend
and split one dinner! (This has been
seen as terribly romantic, so watch
out. Remember “Lady and the
Tramp” with the pasta?)
Don’t be shy about asking about
student discounts or nightly specials.
Ask if any beverages have free
refills. Select those. Also, always
have water along with your meal.
Grabbing Food
(fast food, that is)
Keep a refill cup handy. Even if
you pay full price for the beverage
with the meal deal, you can usually
get the cup refilled instead of the
standard paper cup, thus getting more
beverage for the money!
Hang on to those coupon books
from the beginning of the semester.
You can find some very good deals in
those suckers!
Getting late night pizza? Call
ahead and see if there’s a carryout
special. Not only can this often times
save money on the pizza, but you
don’t have to tip yourself!
Again, some local places offer
student discounts or specials. Don’t
be afraid to ask.
Entertainment
Do some calling around to video
stores to find out rental prices, return
times and so on. Is the extra two days
of rental time worth the extra two
bucks for the rental price?
Go to matinees instead of night
shows. Park on the streets instead of
in garages. Also, take your student ID
if you hit a late show for a discount.
Same thing goes for buying tickets
for plays and so on (usually).
There is free entertainment all
over this city. Concerts, plays, poetry
readings, you name it. Keep your eyes
and ears open. Also, check the
Sunday paper.
Peruse the used bookstores often.
Make friends with the manager and
other employees. This can often help
when looking for hard-to-find gems.
Used CD’s work just as well as
new ones, and are usually about five
bucks cheaper.
Join a CD club, complete the con
tract, and get out RIGHT AWAY
(claim religious constraints or some
thing; be creative). DON’T STAY IN
THE CLUB! That’s where they make
their money.
Do you need to see the movie
NOW, or can it wait until it hits a sec
ond-run theater?
Other various tips
This may surprise some of you,
but the books you sell back will fetch
you a mere spittle of what you paid
out for them, if they are bought back
at all. Know this now.
Split utility bills whenever possi
ble (daily paper, cable, etc.)
Don’t do half-loads of laundry; it
wastes time, resources and money.
Call your parents collect. Make
them pay.
Buying electronics? Ask about
clearance or “open box” products.
This stuff is usually marked down,
and often still carries a full guarantee.
Ask lots of questions. Keep all
receipts. Don’t assume anything.
Keep a change jar, even if it’s just
pennies. It can add up, believe me.
UNL students get free unlimited
use of the city bus system. Take
advantage of it!
That’s all I’ve got. It’s up to you
from here.
Beltz is a senior English
Education major and the Features
Editor of the Daily Nebraskan
Summer Edition.
Columnist tests incoming
freshmen’s UNL know-how
POPE from 9
regain consciousness, you are on
the ground next to a person dig
ging in the ground with a shovel.
That person is either:
A. Making a flower bed to help
beautify our campus.
B. Doing a project for a little
known class named Foxhole
Digging 101.
C. Digging for the legendary
gold of Redbeard the Rapscallion,
the patron pirate of the University
of Nebraska.
You’re eating in one of the
campus cafeterias. As you take a
bite of some scrumptious scal
loped potatoes, you notice a tooth
in your food. You should:
A. Report the mislaid molar to
the board of health.
B. Put the tooth under your pil
low and make a wish.
C. Ask the cafeteria cashier “I
found a tooth in my meal, does that
cost extra?”
You’re in between classes
when a bird lets fly a mighty drop
ping that lands on the front of your
shirt. You should quickly:
A. Run to the nearest bath
room and rinse it off.
B. Just let it dry. Nothing gets
out bird doo-doo. (Not even that ,
new Home Shopping Network
product, “Bird-Poop-Off!”)
C. Drop everything, put your
left hand over your heart and start
singing the Husker fight song.
(This is known as UNL tradition
#458.)
Okay, those hints should help
all you Freshman Freddies and
Newcomer Nancies function on
campus without making the
proverbial “ass” out of yourself.
You can now safely walk the UNL
campus with confidence, knowing
that you are prepared for almost *
anything that can possibly happen
to you. Except what to do in the
case of an attack by the large yel
low submarines that sometimes
roam our university grounds.
(Hell, if I told you everything,
being a freshman wouldn’t be any
fun at all.)
Pope graduated from UNL
in May with a bachelor’s degree
in broadcasting and is a Daily
Nebraskan Summer Edition
columnist.
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KENNEDY from 8
I want to shatter a terrible
involvement myth that has been cir
culating around campus for years.
You DO NOT have to be greek to
meet a ton of people, have close and
like-minded friends or be an involved
leader. Truth of the matter is that
although the grei system does meet
the needs of m students and non
profit groups, tu .y are not a monop
oly.
Residence Hall floors and many
other campus organizations can offer
you the same benefits as the greek
system. For example, many of my
friends - who aren’t greek — have
used their successful academic
careers to get into M.I.T, Oxford,
Yale, Georgetown and an assortment
of comfy, well-paid jobs. These non
greeks have been members of
Innocents, Mortar Board, Student
Alumni Association, Chancellor’s
Leadership Class, Emerging Leaders
and so many other valuable campus
groups.
As freshmen, it’s important to
know you don’t have to wear letters to
be successful on this campus. Just
remember Dr. Seuss’ Sneeches.
UNL’s campus is relatively safe.
There are some places that need bet
ter lighting and some bushes
trimmed, but if you’re not stupid,
you’re going to be safe.
Coming to college is an awesome
and frightening experience. For
freshmen this is the time to explore
boundaries, strive for individuality
and make room for a little self-explo
ration.
Just remember, what doesn’t kill
you will make you stronger - I can
honestly say that after the last four
years, I’m as strong as Samson.
Oh, and you may have already
discovered, get a good, comfy pair of
walking shoes.
Kennedy is a senior advertising
and broadcasting major and a
Daily Nebraskan Summer Edition
columnist.
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