How to Develop Good Financial Habits in College

Meghan James
Nov 3 · 5 min read
Travis Essinger

You’re free. You’ve left your parents’ home and now you’re sharing a small college dorm room with some dude you barely know. What you do now is very important for your future financial skills.

Most college students are financially irresponsible. We think that we’re mature now that we’re not under our parents’ roof, but most of us really are not. We have the illusion of freedom in…

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Meghan James

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A lesbian college student who loves to challenge mainstream thinking and beliefs.

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