Challenge: Make $50 Last 10 Days

Challenge:  Make $50 Last 10 Days

Budgeting…hoowee!  Not a fun word, right?  What does that word mean, anyways?  One definition is:  To plan in advance the expenditure of.  Whoa, planning in advance?  That really is no fun for those of us who like to fly by the seat of our pants.  And what’s the origin of that word you ask?  The answer to your burning question is, according to the Webster dictionary, was derived from the Middle English bowgette, which came from Middle French bougette, which in turn is a diminutive of bouge, meaning a leather bag.

At this time in the semester, college students are beginning to feel the pinch of the financial aid funds dwindling.  And it doesn’t help that Christmas will soon be upon us.  Let’s start planning ahead.  Erica Turk on youngmoney.com has some great ideas to make $50 last 10 days.  Challenge yourself…challenge your friends…see if you can make it work for you and possibly find other areas in which to save.

So, put your 50 bucks in that little leather bag and when it’s gone, you’re done.  Buena suerte (good luck)!

http://www.youngmoney.com/budgeting/040902_105/

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