Broke!: A College Student's Guide to Getting By on Less

By Kaplan Inc., Kaplan Test Prep, Kaplan

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743252101
• ISBN13: 9780743252102
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 3.8"

Customer Reviews

Great advice from college students who have been there!

College students are usually strapped for time, and a lot of their time is spent reading textbooks. Because they don't have a lot of extra time to read, Trent & Seppy's college guides are perfect! Besides listing very helpful tips and advice, their guides are written so the reader can open the book to any page and receive some informative advice. The book, "Broke! A College Student's Guide to Getting by on Less," includes advice from college students who have already experienced or who are currently experiencing college life. This book gives ideas on how to save money, how to make the most of the money you do have, and how college students can keep from going broke.MyParenTime.com highly recommends this book -- college students are sure to find great advice on getting through their college years without spending every penny they have.

Good advice couple with humor

They say when you want to know something there is no better teacher than experience. While not always true, that philosophy is the foundation of "Broke! A College Student's Guide to Getting By on Less". The book consists primarily of quotes from college students who share their experience and advice. For each subject there are multiple student quotes that are selected for their applicability to that subject, some real advice on how to handle various situations, and even selected resources. You have to appreciate the fact that the book covers so many critical areas a college student needs to understand but does it in such a way that they are likely to actually take the advice instead of ignoring it because it came from a parent. Some of the important areas include budgeting, prioritizing, banking, credit cards, scholarships, loans, purchasing textbooks, dining, entertainment, travel, and housing. Although it professes to be a guide for college students trying to get by on less the book is really a valuable tool for anyone making that difficult transition from living at home to being out on their own for the first time. "Broke! A College Student's Guide to Getting By on Less" is a recommended read and a recommended gift for anyone making that transition.

strong fun guidebook

As this reviewer read the latest tome of wisdom collected by the Trent and Seppy team (not Ren & Stempy), I had three thoughts. First why I couldn't they go back in time and do this when moi was a freshman. Second Rodney Dangerfield's Commencement Address in back to School paraphrasing that it's a jungle out there - let your parents pay for it. Finally where is the advice for aging boomers eking out a living who do not want to write self help advice books.As usual the dynamic duo obtains plenty of insight from those actually living the college life of always being broke. The primer is amusing, but also seriously provides money management 101 and 102 on topics such as budget, expenses, discounts, legal cash making schemes, and poverty (better known as living on either scholarship or your parent's economy). Fabulous and insightful as usual well worth the price for the student, but perhaps even more for us parents. Now to get that that junior consumer in my household to follow the expert advice compiled by Trent and Seppy.Harriet Klausner