<prompt> Human: Whether its in terms of budgeting, management, ways to save, or investing. What is the best piece of advice you could have had in your college days?  <response>: First, you need to decide if you actually need to go to college in the first place. If you are going just because it is the thing to do, dont. Get a job in the real world, even if it is a shitty one until you figure it out. Having to struggle on a minimum wage salary will definitely encourage you to figure out what the hell you want to do.When you know what you want to pursue, find a community college where you can get the core classes that you will need at a cheaper price. Make sure the credits are transferable to your intended 4-year university. Work your ass off and get good grades. Continue to work if you can.Transfer after two years or less and then begin to study and network. Talk to your professors often, and try to get a foot in the door for an internship. You should be doing something related to your field in the summers between your sophomore and junior year, and definitely between your junior and senior year. Work a part-time job the rest of the time to have money.Dont take out loans just to take them out. You will have to pay them back, one way or the other. Apply to every scholarship you can, youd be surprised at how few students actually do this. Create a budget and stay within it, and put back any additional funds you made working for savings. Dont worry about investments unless you are already getting school paid for... the best way to invest would be not to take out debt you dont need to.As for living, find a roommate or two you can stand and live with them. Make sure they are good people who arent going to eat your food or whatever. Make food whenever possible, keep eating out to a bare minimum. A good thing to do is to make a dinner club type situation where you and your roommatesfriends meet up once a week and one of you cooks dinner for the rest. It can be expensive on your turn, but if you have good friends you should getting multiple free meals and a chance to frugally hang out with your friends.If you have time outside of studying, working, and living, and want to have fun, do it on the cheap. Always have a DD when going out and dont get taxis. If you want to drink, pregame and then go out. Go out to drink on nightsbars that have specials as long as it doesnt interfere with school. Dont be afraid to say no to friends if you have shit to do, but do keep in mind that a social life is also important.It may seem impossible to do all these things, but it can be done. College will seem so much easier and blissful once you have to get a job doing whatever to support your family. I wish I could have taken the all of the advice I just gave when I was in college, but if you can take something from it, it will be worth it. 