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"I'm having a hard time saving money with all the mounting bills and increasing prices. Do you have any advice on how I can save money in these tough economical times?"
- Broke Male Student

Money is a constant dilemma in the lives of the average college student. We eat fast food or we just eat less. We buy textbooks and we eat nothing. Money is the root of all dissatisfaction and money is the roaring reality that always keeps us connected to…reality.

There are, of course, a few ways to save money, allowing you more time to do those fun little things you should have done but could not afford. Saving a little cash here and there can make skydiving, cliff-diving and scuba-diving all affordable. Everyone loves to dive.

To save money, you must have one universal goal- save more than you spend. Economics goes no further than that, as every dollar you spend could have been kept, saved and used for something more efficient.

You also need to give up the grasp society has on you. For example, I would not spend money on clothes if society did not force me too. I am wearing at least $50 around my body at all times and that money could be turned into food to keep me alive or saved to build interest in the bank. And there is always cliff-diving.

To save money you must also change an imbedded thought process. It is all about quantity over quality. Ten cheeseburgers at McDonald's may make you sick, but it is far more food than an ever expensive lobster dinner at Red Lobster can get you. And eventually, you will grow to love cheap food- it is all you have ever had. Being picky and having strong taste buds will become your enemy.

If you desire to save money, I would recommend not carrying cash. It is more easily spent and often winds up running away from your wallet (metaphorically).

I also recommend covering your credit card in some kind of sticky glue, so it won't slip out of your hands and be used by another and also won't be spent, considering it is stuck to your palms and unable to be swiped and read. Slippery condiments, such as ketchup and mayonnaise work just as well.

There is not enough physical cash in America to support the deposits placed in banks across the nation. So be the first to empty your bank account into a shoebox under your bed, or for that matter, your box by an alley under the rain, for when you save money by living outside.

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