You’re sooooo College
Some may say that “it’s all downhill after college”…but if you hold on to a few treasures from your collegiate years, you can still have your keg and drink it too.
Use your student ID after graduation and enjoy the luxuries of being an adult while dipping into the benefits of being a college student…or at least pretending to be one!
A few months back I was doing some spring cleaning around my apartment and found my old Student ID underneath a pile of books. I noticed that it didn’t have an expiration date on it so I put it in my wallet to see what I could slyly use it for. The next week I brought it to the movie theater and instead of purchasing an adult ticket for $12, I was able to get a student rate of $8. Being the “penny pincher” that I am, I was thrilled to be saving the extra $4.
However, my biggest Student ID accomplishment came when I went to go sign up for a membership at an ultra-swanky gym in Boston. The gym was asking for $100 a month, a $120 joining fee, and my unborn child. I told the sales associate that I was a part-time student and showed her my Student ID and now I only have to pay $72 a month (with a $20 joining fee!).
I average about 1 trip to the movies a month and I signed up for a year membership at my gym. With the student discount, I am saving over $500 a year just by using my Student ID. Just think of all the different ways you could spend that extra cash! Not to mention, there are plenty of other establishments, such as restaurants and amusement parks that offer student rates that you can take advantage of to save even more moola.
Hold on to that ID, wear sunscreen (to keep a youthful look), and finally put that college degree to use!
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I like the concept of your blog. When do you stop using the college ID, that is the question? I wish I had saved mine . Good idea. I think you need to get this blog into the hands of more college juniors and seniors so they start thinking like both of you when they are at the keg parties.
Thanks! The key is to definitely start young and to realize you can save and invest while still having fun. From everything we’ve heard from friends and coworkers, people (especially those under 30) just don’t understand money or where to start getting their finances in order. The difference in starting investing at 20 vs 30 is huge!!!
And as far as the ID goes, if they’re still carding you it’s worth a shot. Plus, there are enough 27 yr old college hockey players out there to more than make it believable…
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