Create a budget
reduce your spending
get a job
navigate Financial aid
control your credit cards
100

collect bank statements, track all bills and spendings (step 1)  

What is Gathering information?

100

must have

what is Necessary?

100

This type of work Does Not Count On Your FAFSA® Unlike income earned from "regular" jobs, you do not report your earnings on your FAFSA®

(located on campus)

What is work study? 

100

type of financial aid, free money provided by Federal Government 

what are grants?

100

control your credit cards so...(finish sentence)

...so they don't control you 

200

Look how closely your income and expenses match what you budgeted (step 4)

what is tracking your results and refine your budget further?

200

nice to have , would like 

what is want/unnecessary? 

200

Fact of life for most college students 

(43%-full time student, 78% part time student)

what is Working?

200

free money provided by schools, private organizations, businesses etc. 

What are scholarships?

200

taking a short term loan, and promising you'll pay back later every time you use it

how does a credit card work?

300

A plan that documents income and expenses for a specific period of time.

what is a budget?

300

you want to save money but you spend more than you earn

what is reducing your spending?

300

this website helps you get a work study job at csusm

what is Handshake?

300

Fafsa stays open from.... to ....

what is oct 1- june 30?

300

functions like a credit card,but it is tied in with your checking account , therefore it withdraws money you already have, rather than borrowing

what is a debit card?

400

cut back spending, return to the budget to identify the unnecessary(step 3)

what is using your insights to make changes?

400

you don't watch t.v / cable

what is canceling cable plan?

400

working long hours,worrying, trouble putting enough time for studying because of this job

what is a stressful job?

400

this type of financial aid does not accumulate interest while you're in school (not free money)

what is direct subsidized loans?

400

free credit report website, to check for errors

500

use a spreadsheet to write down the information you gathered , find balance (step 2)

what is recording your income and expenses?

500

if you spending too much money on meal plans or restaurants 

What is cooking at home?

500

students who work 15+ hours a week or more are more likely to...

what is get lower grades or dropout?

500

California state University San Marcos financial aid location.

what is craven hall 3rd floor?

500

having multiple credit cards

what is No Bueno? or what is reducing it to one credit card?