If you’re reading this, you’re probably starting to wonder about life after the tassel crosses to the left side of the mortarboard. Or, maybe you’ve taken some time off after high school and are feeling the call to go back in.

The problem is, there wasn’t exactly an itinerary stapled to your birth certificate. We walk with God on this tumultuous trek by faith, meaning we don’t always know where we’re going. That makes it a little difficult when you’re filling out the “area of study” section of a college application. It’s intimidating to pick a subject!

College frugality does not have to equal a block of Ramen (though it can include it, depending on your love for the sodium-enriched “meal”). Living frugally in college demands desire, planning, and accountability. You'll soon discover that a budget is not a restriction, but a tool that brings peace of mind.

College would be so much fun if it wasn’t for the schoolwork, right? It would just seem like a never-ending summer camp. However, you’re probably not spending money and taking out student loans for an endless summer camp. You're there for a degree, and I'm assuming that if you're reading this, you don't want to just pass – you want to do a good job. Now, I don’t know about you, but my level of enjoyment in life significantly plummets when I’m not getting the grades I want. But at the same time, I also don’t want to spend my life cramming for tests and writing comparisons of the psyches of William Shakespeare and Steven Spielberg. Thankfully, there are several things you can do to stay on top without collapsing from exhaustion.

We've all had a messy dorm room at one point or another. Over time, your comforter finds itself tangled, the piles of clothing on your chair and floor are in constant need of the “smell test,” and trash stops finding its way into the garbage. It happens– class work starts to build, stress starts to peek it's way through, and napping wants to replace anything productive, especially in the realm of cleaning. Nevertheless, there are ways to keep your room clean without devoting an entire day to it.

In 2016, Millennials (also known as Generation Y) overtook Baby Boomers as America's largest generation. With that milestone, researchers and news agencies began analyzing everything from political views and religious leanings to how few heads of household are Millennials compared to other generations.

Have you ever gone out to eat and had a miserable experience with service? Even if the food is phenomenal, bad service can certainly turn customers away. Why is that? It is because we come in with a certain level of expectation. Personally, I expect a waitress/waiter to be helpful, considerate, warm and sensitive to my time. I expect them to show me respect as a customer and I expect them to be “professional.”