NEWS

$uccessful Start was recently featured in the September issue of the Office of Graduate Student Life newsletter. Read how we can help you make wise financial decisions!

Financial Facts

Did you know:

• Your morning latte is costing you big. If you’re purchasing a medium latte every week day, you could be spending $780 in a year! That’s assuming you are only purchasing a plain $3 latte; imagine how much more you’re spending if you’re buying a “fancy” drink or buying multiple coffee drinks each day.
• Eating out every week may be the reason you’re blowing through your budget. If you go out to eat once a week and spend $25 each time, you’re spending an extra $1,300 in a year! That could be a down payment on a car!
• Your regular vending machine purchases could be eating through your savings. If you’re spending $2 per week day on vending machine snacks, you are spending an extra $520 per year! You could use that money to buy a plane ticket for Spring Break.

Need help getting your food spending under control? Check out these helpful articles:

• Eating Well: 25 Tricks to Save Money on Food and Still Eat Well
• Huffington Post: 10 Ways to Save Money Eating Out
• 20 Something Finance: How to Eat at Restaurants for Cheap
• MSN Money: How to Cut Your Food Budget in Half

Mission Statement

The goal of the $uccessful Start program is to ensure that Boston College's students are financially literate for their lifetime by offering a series of workshops and seminars, led by Boston College employees and expert guest speakers, related to all aspects of personal financial management.

Workshops for our students will include:

• Budgeting
• Credit
• Credit Cards
• Debt Management
• Loan Management
• Personal Finance
• Small Business Start-up
• Personal Finance While Volunteering: Peace Corps, Jesuit Volunteer Service

Download a printable version of the $uccessful Start Brochure (PDF).

Contact Us

Questions? Comments? Contact $uccessful Start at successfulstart@bc.edu.

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