Monday, November 7, 2011

Budgeting

We all do it, we get our OSAP amount and by the end of the year, we find ourselves broke, and not knowing how we spent all that money. Learning how to budget yoursels can be a very useful thing, not only for when you are in school, but for future years as well. The following link is from Georgain College's website, it has useful tips for creating a budget and a form that will help get you started:
http://www.georgianc.on.ca/admissions/financial-aid/budgeting-tips

 So where does some of your money go:
ACTIVITYCOST
One movie, every Tuesday, for a year$300
One coffee, every school day, for 8 months$258
Order pizza, once a week, for a year$780
One case of beer, once a week, for a year$2002
$30 hair cut, once a month$258
Lunch out, three times a week, for a year$907
Late video returns, 2 days late, once a month$144
$5 cover charge, once a week, for a year$260
Three bar drinks, twice a week, for a year$1404
One pack of cigarettes per day, for a year$2847
Total Cost:$9160

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