15 Peasant Ways to Save Money For Your Kid's College Fund

05 PEASANT WAYS TO SAVE MONEY FOR YOUR KID'S COLLEGE FUND BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE ROYAL BABY No amount of wishing on stars or kissing frogs will make your baby as cool as the royal baby, which means you're going to have to begin saving for college early like the rest of us plebs. In the 2012-2013 school year the average American parent spent $5,726 out of their own pocket to pay for college costs. HERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU CAN DO TO START SAVING NOW STOP DRINKING STARBUCHS Your homemade sludge is good enough for you The average American spends on Starbucks Over 18 years, you could save: $1,892, $19,656 /YEAR STOP BUYING LOTTERY TICHETS You're never going to be that lucky The average American spends on lottery tickets Over 18 years, you could save: $145 m $2,610 /YEAR Chances of winning the Powerball lottery 1- 175,223,510 (Though still better odds than you having a royal baby) IN STOP UPGRADING TO THE NEWEST TECH 3 You didn't even know how the old one worked anyway Over 18 years, you could save: A TON OF Americans have the highest cell phone turnover rate of MONEY any country in the world. Longest replacement cycle is Brazil 7.8 Shortest replacement cycle is United States 1.8. YEARS YEARS START COUPONING You think you're better than those TLC housewives, but you're not In 2011 Americans saved in total by using coupons Over 18 years, shopping once a week, you could save: $4.6 B $11,289 $1.20 Couponers savings on the average shopping trip STOP BUYING PREMIUM GAS Your car is a peasant car, too Over 18 years, filling up a 16 gal tank once a weekyou could save: 20 $3,225 Premium gas is usually about $.20 more than regular gas START THRIFTING You should be grateful for other people's cast-offs THRIFT STORE Over 18 years, you could save: A TON OF MONEY The number of resale stores THAIFT STORE has increased 21% in the past three years. NO MORE VACATIONS You haven't earned one Average vacation time of royal family: ALL THE TIME Average annual vacation time of workers: * 28 DAYS DAYS EL BUT YOU'RE STILL NOT WORKING HARD ENOUGH NO MORE MANI-PEDIS 8. You'll only chip them as you work. The average cost of a manicure Over 18 years, getting a manicure once a month, you could save: S35 $35 $7,560 STOP GETTING EXPENSIUE PREMIUM CABLE You don't need entertainment, you need money The average amount Americans pay for premium cable is Over 18 years, you could save: $21 $16,872 -AT LEAST By 2020, it's expected to be $86 10 START BUYING GENERIC You can't afford the good stuff FDA regulations require a generic to have the same active ingredient Over 18 years, paying for a monthly prescription, you could save: $22,114 At least 20% as effective as the brand name equivalent Average price $137.90 $35.52 Brand-Name Drug Generic Drug STOP GOING OUT TO EAT 11 Your tastes aren't that refined Over 18 years, you could save: A LOT OF 53% MONEY Of people said they went out to eat at least once a week in 2012 AND YOUR WAISTLINE PAY MARE THAN THE MONTHLY MINIMUM 12 You can't handle the interest The average American household owes": Over 18 years, by not paying just a month minimum, you could save: $7,149 $7,916 15.31% *on their credit cards The average APR is IN INTEREST DON'T GET PLASTIC SURGERY 13 You think it'll make you look richer. It won't. The Americans spent on face lifts alone in 2012 Over 18 years, you could save: $11B YOUR FACE STOP TAKING YOGA CLASSES AT THE GYM 14 You'll never be that flexible The Americans spend on yoga classes a year Over 18 years, you could save: $18.3 B $11,880 $55 Average monthly cost of a gym membership STOP SMOKING CIGARETTES 15 You're not cool enough for emphysema. A pack of Marlboros costs, on average Over 18 years, smoking a pack a day, you could save: $5.75 $37,777 SOURCES: http://www.forbes.com/forbos/2006/0522/176.html https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-roleases/pr.120410/ http://www.yogajournal.com/press/yoga in amorica http://agbeat.com/business-news/american-workforce-spends-1092-per-year-on-coffee/ http://www.statisticbrain.com/gym-membership-statistics/ http://www.nerdwallot.com/blog/credit-card-data/average-credit-card-dobt-household/ https://www2.nchmarketing.com/RosourcaCenter/assets/o/22/459/535/075ecfbo7df44 902bb773158059b9bBa.pdf http://www.healthsmart.com/SmarterHealth/GenericVsBrandDrugs.aspx BROUGHT TO YOU BY: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: GED ACADEMY Learning made simple GRYFFIN MEDIA