Budgeting becomes more and more popular
SARA MCBRIDE
Issue date: 4/13/09 Section: Features
In these bad economic
times, everyone is focused on
the "bigwigs" getting stimulus
packages and bonuses
while one of the largest struggling
populations is being
forgotten about: the twenty
somethings struggling to
make ends meet and still get
an education.
Times are tough for everyone
and will most likely continue
for a while. So what is
there to do? The best thing for
students and young adults is
to make a budget and stick to
it.
Most Bucks students seem
to agree that the toughest
thing is keeping their gas
tank full and getting enough
hours at work.
"If they cut your hours,
how are you supposed to
have money to get to work?"
said William Devonte, a 22-
year-old political science
major from Levittown.
It often seems it's the college
students whose hours
are cut so that adults with
families can get more hours.
It's times like these that budgeting
becomes important.
Budgeting not only allows
one to see where the massive
amounts of money are going
to or where some could be cut
back, but it also serves as a
tool to use to persuade your
boss to give you more hours.
When beginning a budget,
start with the necessities.
Figure out how much gas you
need in your car each week. If
you know how many times
you fill up a week, then you
already have a good estimate.
If you are the type of person
who likes to put $5 or $10 of
gas in the tank whenever it is
handy, a good tool to figure a
budget out is as follows: take
the amount of miles you
drove from the trip meter and
divide that from the number
of gallons of gas you put in
your car. That number, most
likely in the mid to upper
teens depending on the type
of car, is the number of miles
to the gallon you are getting,
Then simply figure out the
distances to the places you
know you have to go, add in
a few extras for the
"unknown" trips and divide
times, everyone is focused on
the "bigwigs" getting stimulus
packages and bonuses
while one of the largest struggling
populations is being
forgotten about: the twenty
somethings struggling to
make ends meet and still get
an education.
Times are tough for everyone
and will most likely continue
for a while. So what is
there to do? The best thing for
students and young adults is
to make a budget and stick to
it.
Most Bucks students seem
to agree that the toughest
thing is keeping their gas
tank full and getting enough
hours at work.
"If they cut your hours,
how are you supposed to
have money to get to work?"
said William Devonte, a 22-
year-old political science
major from Levittown.
It often seems it's the college
students whose hours
are cut so that adults with
families can get more hours.
It's times like these that budgeting
becomes important.
Budgeting not only allows
one to see where the massive
amounts of money are going
to or where some could be cut
back, but it also serves as a
tool to use to persuade your
boss to give you more hours.
When beginning a budget,
start with the necessities.
Figure out how much gas you
need in your car each week. If
you know how many times
you fill up a week, then you
already have a good estimate.
If you are the type of person
who likes to put $5 or $10 of
gas in the tank whenever it is
handy, a good tool to figure a
budget out is as follows: take
the amount of miles you
drove from the trip meter and
divide that from the number
of gallons of gas you put in
your car. That number, most
likely in the mid to upper
teens depending on the type
of car, is the number of miles
to the gallon you are getting,
Then simply figure out the
distances to the places you
know you have to go, add in
a few extras for the
"unknown" trips and divide
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