“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”
- 1 Timothy 6:10
Paul was right. History has shown that money and its pursuit have ended, time and again, in hatred, hurt, and destruction. Kings have killed those with larger fortunes and taxed the impoverished to fund a life of luxury. Stores are robbed and people are killed because people have come to value wealth more than the life of another. Lawsuits are filed daily when folks are afraid they’ve been cheated of even the smallest amounts in the race for property and privilege. Yeah, Paul had it right when he said that money is a root of all kinds of evil.
But Paul never attended a modern-day university. He wasn’t aware of just how much it costs now to get an education; my tuition alone this year (before books, gas, meals after 7 p.m., and any source of entertainment) was $25,826. How much did Paul have to pay before getting his job as the most featured author in the New Testament? Nowhere near that amount, I bet.
But where does all of that money come from? Every college student in America knows that the four years you spend in a classroom after high school are both the busiest and most expensive years that one may ever live. That’s why, in this blog, I am going to offer five seemingly-simple-but-often-overlooked concepts for saving money while in college, including things like how to save on common dorm room items, how to make your own impressive cuisine, and how to recycle your leftover trash. These tips are easy and direct, and, with them, you might just save yourself from becoming one more root on the tree of evil. Or, at the very least, you might make it through school without being so broke all the time.
One can only hope.
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