Holiday Shopping & Saving Tips

Find a seasonal job. This could last anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. It’s a great way to

earn some extra money in a short period of time with no long-term commitments, plus you don’t need to have much experience for most seasonal jobs. A good time to start looking is September-November.

Make a budget and keep to it.

Start early. The holidays will sneak up on you fast, so start early if you’re able. You’ll thank yourself

later!

Go Handmade. Be creative!

Trade! If you’ve got some kind of art or craft thing that you make, find other people who also do and

trade with them. Suddenly you both have a gift worth giving without having to pay for it!

Check out thrift and consignment shops. Sometimes you can find the perfect gift!

Black Friday. If you’re good with crowds, hit up the Black Friday sales. You can check out

BlackFriday.com for tips and deals for the day. If you’re not good with crowds, there are still many

Black Friday deals online! Make sure you know what you’re looking for and don’t get sucked into

buying unneeded things.

Cyber Monday. The Monday after Black Friday is Cyber Monday. Check out CyberMonday.com for

more details and deals. Some are even offered now!

Good luck!

Student Discounts: Travel & Transportation

Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here before we know it. Here are some resources we’ve pulled together to find the cheapest flights, bus tickets, hotel prices, etc. for your journeys.

First of all, and we’ll say this over and over again, always ask if there’s a student discount! Even if it’s not advertised, it doesn’t mean there isn’t one. The worst that’ll happen is they’ll say no!

Choice Hotels - offers a Student Advantage card with which you can get 15% off at certain hotels.

StudentRate - Find discounts for hotels, car rentals, flights, and even cruises!

STA Travel - Find deals on flights, hotels, travel insurance and more.

StudentUniverse - Offers discounts on flights, hotels, tours, groups and more.

BookingBuddy - Find discounts for flights, hotels, vacation packages, cars, cruises, vacation rentals, etc.

CheapOair - Discounts for flights, hotels, cars, vacations, etc.

One Travel - Deals on flights, hotels, cars, vacations & cruises.

Hotwire - deals for hotels, cars & flights

Orbitz - Deals for flights, hotels, cars, activities, etc.

GenerationFly - Specifically for students travelling internationally. Register for free to get started.

BoltBus - Depending on where you need to go, you can get super cheap tickets through Boltbus.

Greyhound - offers a Student Advantage card with which you can save 20% on tickts. With the card you can also save 40% on package shipments sent through Greyhound Package Xpress.

Amtrak - offers a Student Advantage card with which you can save 10% off tickets. You can also earn travel points.

Rail Europe - If you’re between the ages of 16 & 25 you can get discounted tickets! You don’t even have to be a student.

There are many more resources out there, so do some of your own research if these aren’t working out for you.

Good luck!