At the ends of each semester college kids are packing up to return for the holidays. They’ll pack their clothes, throw out old assignments they never turned in, and look through their food to see what needs to go. In ‘Dumpster Diving’ by Lars Eighner he talked about how college kids are throwing out food, giving it an unfair characterization. Only a few percent of college kids are the party-going, drug addicted, drinker types but there are determined college kids who stay away from all of that and focus on being in their dorm or home studying or relaxing because let’s face it college is stressful. Those who work hard aren’t fortunate enough to roll in their wealthy parent’s money, they rely on scholarships, Financial Aid, and a job in order to stay in school, some resort to dumpster diving to find things they need and sometimes food, or they eat cheap and stick to the ramen.
The more studious students got into to college based on a scholarship and Financial Aid have to get a job on the side to help support their life at college. Scholarship is enough to cover the school funds and Financial Aid is enough to cover books and other school supplies. What you get back from Financial Aid is enough to get food and anything else you might need but how long is that going to last? After Financial Money is all out college kids will have to resort to a job in order …show more content…
Often it will be Chinese takeout, forty-nine cent ramen from their neighborhood food market, or the dollar menu at some fast food joint. Aside from those they also start couponing in order to get the best deal off various foods, whatever saves a penny. When you live on a time, steaks become a luxury you dream of when you sleep instead you have to substitute with TV dinners and Hamburger Helper. Budgeting comes into play so they can spend what they need to and have some money left over in case of
The more studious students got into to college based on a scholarship and Financial Aid have to get a job on the side to help support their life at college. Scholarship is enough to cover the school funds and Financial Aid is enough to cover books and other school supplies. What you get back from Financial Aid is enough to get food and anything else you might need but how long is that going to last? After Financial Money is all out college kids will have to resort to a job in order …show more content…
Often it will be Chinese takeout, forty-nine cent ramen from their neighborhood food market, or the dollar menu at some fast food joint. Aside from those they also start couponing in order to get the best deal off various foods, whatever saves a penny. When you live on a time, steaks become a luxury you dream of when you sleep instead you have to substitute with TV dinners and Hamburger Helper. Budgeting comes into play so they can spend what they need to and have some money left over in case of