[hongy]

So I've encountered the same problem and here is what I did.

Do you live at home? I assume you do so start making food at home, or get your parents to, take that food and eat that for lunch at school. Some times it feels like you have no time to pack lunch for the next day, but find time to do it. That saved me from spending $40+ a week on lunch.

Do you drive? If you do, start taking the bus. I've started waking up earlier and taking the bus to school. This saved me about $100 a week on gas, and $25 a week on parking at school everyday.

Do you smoke? Party? Blaze? Limit that ASAP. Smoking costs me $40+ a week, I go out once a week or so now versus multiple times a week which has saved me a lot.

Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend? If she/he doesn't understand that you have to cut down on spending and going out... maybe time for a new one. I told my girlfriend that I was no longer able to go out as much, or go for dinners or lunch or whatever because of money constraints and she understood that and that has saved me a lot of money.

As others have mentioned, create a savings account, do not touch that money except for extreme emergencies. I saved 700+ in a matter of months and that was just putting in $100 every month combined with putting money into a savings account every time I used my checking account. That $700 saved my ass when I needed.

I assume your young, and at my (our?) age, 18-21 it might seem like you have to be going out every weekend, being a big baller, flashy, etc. but you don't have to be.