How Do You Afford Groceries On A Tiny Grad Student Budget Without Ever Buying Ramen?
Grad students often live in poverty, struggling to make student loan payments, living on ramen noodles and the free pizza from campus club meetings they go to just for the free food. Living on a tight budget used to be hard, but has only gotten more difficult as the economy has gone down. At the end of the week after paying rent, electricity bills and student fees, groceries are often at the bottom of a grad student’s list of things to spend money on. Here’s a guide that will hopefully help all of us save money and still keep the meat on our bones! The first thing that always helps keep a grocery bill down is clipping coupons and reading the sale papers. Check for deals such as 10 for $10 or buy-one-get-one-free, which often have the most bang for your buck. Make sure you know your prices before you buy a sale item, if possible. Many stores list their sale items in the paper without telling you how much you are really saving on that item. Since people will more often buy something on s
