Making the Most of Your Money
Student = Discount
The federal government makes certain tax exemptions for students and rewards companies for offering support to students. Always check for a student discount. It will help you out here:
How to not get screwed: Know why it’s free.
Somebody’s being really nice.
Upromise.com – register your cards
and get money back for buying the stuff you already spend your money on. Be sure to get your family to register their cards, too! Funds can be put toward your books or other expenses. Freecycle.org – Pick things up from people that are moving or trying to get rid of them.
Online
Apple UNC Charlotte’s student Apple store (http://www.uncc.edu/constituents/faculty-andstaff/apple-personal.asp)
Airline Tickets www.StudentUniverse.com Software and Computer Supplies www.JourneyEd.com Outdoor Adventures www.uncc.edu/venture
They want you to try it.
Walmart.com Free Samples
(http://walmart.triaddigital.com/Free-Samples.aspx)
You already paid for it.
CAB – Campus Activities Board
o o o o o Movies on Sunday nights Bingo on Wednesdays Carry a CAB card Uncc.edu/CAB Board games, cards, pool table available for check out
Stuff to do in Charlotte
AOL CityGuide Freebies and Deals
http://cityguide.aol.com/charlotte/freebiesanddeals/
Cypress Hall Equipment
Charlotte Shout Events www.CharlotteShout.com
Most events are free or offer a student discount.
It’s not really free, but pretty close.
Goodwill – Recliners for $25, dishes
and silverware for 50¢
Local Dining
Akropolis Café – 10% Applebee’s – 10% Bojangles – 10% (starting 9/18/06) Carribean Hut – 10% Chen’s Bistro – $1 off lunch, $2 off dinner Heavenly Ham – 10% Jersey Mike’s Subs – 15% Kabuto Japanese Steakhouse – 15% Lotus Buffet - $1 off RJ Gator’s – 10%
Plato’s Closet – Buy gently used
designer clothes, or sell what you’re not wearing for some extra cash Craig’s List – Like an online garage sale. (http://charlotte.craigslist.org/)
It’s a scam, or way too risky.
Credit cards
Free shirts, yay! Bad credit, boo.
Most free stuff websites
If they’re giving away gaming systems to everyone who registers, they’re lying. Giving away your email address = spam.
Created by Danny B. 9/12/06