If you’re a student then you’re busy with studying but still need money to pay the bills we all face in life. Problem is, since you’re busy studying you’re both paying a school for that education and don’t have time to work and make a ton of money. The good news is that many retailers offer student discounts to those people stuck in this conundrum. Everywhere from movie theatres, to restaurants, to computer retailers offer student discounts in order to help out this penny pinched portion of the population. So if you’re a student you should ask a business if they offer a discount for students. Don’t be shy, a business owner would rather gain a young, loyal customer by giving a discount to lure you in anyway! You can save hundreds in a year by using such offers as an Apple student discount for buying a laptop to J. Crew 10% off student discounts when buying your clothes.
Many students also are not aware of the fact that you can get software for a greatly discounted price. Sometimes their university will have a relationship with Microsoft in which you can get a copy of a program that costs $600 for only $8. That sounds amazing, but it’s true, just inquire with your university technology center about what software licensing programs they have setup for students.
My favorite student discount that’s almost ubiquitous is at movie theatres. Why pay $14 for a full price adult ticket when you can get a student ticket for $10? Sometimes all that money you pay just to have a student ID feels like it pays back a little bit!
When the cost of going to school is often over $10,000 a year, even for state schools, you have to do everything you can to save on costs elsewhere in your life and taking advantage of student discounts is one sure way that you can do that.