The Refund Check Reality
This type of interest-bearing account is the best place to park your refund, so it earns money for you while it sits
What is a High-Yield Savings Account?
This heart-felt, hand-made message cost $0, and is often kept cherished more than an expensive gift
What is a Handwritten Letter/Note?
This website, sponsored by the U.S Dept. of Labor, has over 9k scholarships/grants/financial aid awards that students can use to find awards that they can apply to.
What is a CareerOneStep.com?
This campus office is the place to go if you have questions about your specific refund amount or disbursement date
What is Financial Aid?
You should never go to the grocery store while feeling this way, as it leads to impulse buys and overspending.
What is Hungry?
To find your "Monthly Allowance", you take your total refund and divide it by this number- the typical length of a semester in month
What is Four?
Instead of a movie theatre, students can use this campus-provided amenity for a free movie night in. the dorm
This website(s) is possibly a better palce to find textbooks cheaper than the capus bookstore.
What is Amazon/Chegg/Thriftbooks.com?
Instead of paying for a gym membership, students can use this campus facility for free to stay active.
What is the Stark Recreation Center?
uying this type of brand (often called "Great Value") saves you about 30% over the name-brand version
What is Generic/Store Brand?
What are Student Loans?
This type of date involves you being active while visiting a local park or trail like the Riverwalk downtown.
What is a Hiking/ Walking Date
Somewhere you can go to buy good quality, second-hand clothes.
What is the Salvation Army & Palmer Home for Children Thrift?
This is a fund an MUW student could apply to if they are experiencing a financial emergency/hardship and need money ASAP
What is the Student Emergency Fund?
This activity involves checking what you already have in your cabinets and writing down what you need before leaving the house, so you don’t overbuy.
What is Making a Grocery List?
Before spending your refund, you should alway check if this "Direct" method is set up in your student portal to avoid lost paper checks
What is Direct Deposit?
This type of "low-key" and romantic meal allows you to keep the cost of food low, while also being out in nature
What is a Picnic?
What are Coupons/Student Discount Code?
These centers on campus provide you with free medical and mental health services and is available to all MUW students
What is Campus Health & Counseling Centers?
These frozen or canned versions of produce are often just as nutritious as fresh ones but last much longer and cost less
What are Frozen/Canned Vegetables & Fruits?
Using a refund to pay for this "Safety Net" fund can prevent you from using credit cards during an emergency.
What is an Emergency Fund?
This type of date-night is when you spend quality time with your "boo" and compete against each other
What is a Game Night?
Before buying a new electronic, you should always check what place(s) to see if you can get a used/refurbished product for cheaper
What is Apple Refurbished/Best Buy Open Box/eBay?
The name of the campus resource a student could go if they are in need of food.
What is the Owl Food Pantry?
This "Unit" price, usually found in small print on the shelf tag, tells you if the "Big Bulk Box" is cheaper than the smaller one
What is Price Per Ounce/Unit?