College Life by Bella DeFranco

  (Photo Above:  1,000 × 651 ) My Final Advice, A Positive Farewell By: Bella DeFranco What I wish someone told me before I entered the turmoil of ups and downs in college is to sit with things. And, what I mean with sitting with things is to let everything absorb into you, flow through you, learn from them and never disregard them, but also it is okay to let them go if needed to.  College can bring comfortable and drops you into the most uncomfortable scenarios. It will bring along people and experiences that serve as life lessons, even if it's a painful ordeal. From personal experience, college has brought me lows and personal challenges I've never experienced before. I've fallen a bit and everyone does, that is life, and you'll fall sometimes too.  (Photo Above:  990 × 556 ) But, I promise you will get through it no matter big or small. And you have time to self reflect in college even when things are hectic or you're always busy. You also need to allow yourself

  (Photo Ab ove:  770 × 431 How College Challenges Your Finances   By: Bella DeFranco  College in itself is already such an expense for most families. Whether that be tuition, to living expenses, basic necessities of living, and anything else under the sun. How each family takes on finances and money distribution with their child/loved one in college is a diverse spectrum. Maybe you get an allowance every month, or run by every purchase with parental permission, and or you are taking on all money duties on your own.  I can't reiterate enough that college humbles you to be smart with money . Only to use it when you truly need it because costs rack up so fast. Especially, for me, once I moved from a dorm to an actual apartment with 3 other roommates. I think I got humbled even more. My number one advice is to save and only indulge when you financially feel confident in doing so, therefore it won't lead to a set back. Set backs financially only add more stress to your already stre