Category Archives: Money on My Mind

Got Money on Your Mind? Make a 2 minute video about your biggest money management challenge and you could win big!

Lisett Roque from Harrisburg Area Community College Congratulations, Lisett! Getting organized is the number one priority when evaluating your finances says our grand prize, $2000 Money on My Mind video contest winner, Lisett Roque from Harrisburg Area Community College. Setting up a budget and reviewing your purchases are only small parts of Lisett’s approach however…. Continue Reading

Congratulations to our 2rd Place Winner – Annette Torres from Seminole State College of Florida Saving money isn’t easy. Saving money while you’re also in school is even harder! Just ask our 2nd Place, $1000 winner, Annette Torres from Seminole State College of Florida! Right now she relies on rides to-and-from campus because she’s saving… Continue Reading

Congratulations to our 3rd Place Winner – Ziomara Morales from Cypress College Does this sound like you: the first person in your family to go to college, who didn’t have anyone to help pay for it and also had to figure it out yourself? If so, you have a lot in common with Ziomara Morales… Continue Reading

Today’s Money on My Mind installment is also our next Honorable Mention video. Marcus VerHage from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse has a couple very valuable tips for us. The first is to not carry cash. We know carrying cash is not only unsafe (because it can’t be recovered if it’s every lost or… Continue Reading

This week’s $100 winner is music to our ears! Adelle del Rosario from the University of North Texas sings us a tune on how she balances school, life and money. Not only will listing all of your spending at the end of the day help you keep track of your balance, but it can also… Continue Reading

Setting up a budget is one of the best ways to keep track of your spending and monitor your income. Just ask Helen Boylan, our next $100 winner from Portland State University. To help you get started, we’ve created this budget worksheet for you. What do you think? Do you use a budget worksheet like… Continue Reading

Today’s $100 winning video comes from Kaitlyn Beauregard at Sam Houston State University. Kaitlyn posses some great questions to ask yourself before making a purchase: 1) Is this something I need 2) Would I really benefit from this purchase 3) Will there by any additional cost in the future? Have you ever asked yourself these… Continue Reading

Have you ever done this: at the end of the day you take all of your receipts and throw them on your desk, or in a drawer never to be looked at again? Well so did Kelly Delancy from SUNY Plattsburgh in our first Honorable Mention video. The good news is that she’s back on… Continue Reading

“Pay your credit card balance in full every month before the due date and only use it in emergencies,” says Erika Wyatt from the University of Dallas. Erika won $100 for sharing her experiences of managing money, school and life in general while in college. And if you post a comment about how this video… Continue Reading