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Build a semester budget

Money in, money out, and a weekly amount.

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College money often arrives in lumps: an aid refund, summer savings, a monthly allowance. A semester budget turns lumps into a steady weekly amount.

Steps

  1. List money in: aid refund, job earnings, family help, savings
  2. List money out: rent, food, books, transport, phone, fun
  3. Subtract, and divide what's left by the weeks in the semester
  4. Track weekly; adjust if you're running ahead

Try it

Our semester budget calculator does the math.

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