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Mahala Jones
Approximately 86 percent of college and university students are defined as commuter students, that is, students not living in university-owned housing (Commuter Student). Being a commuter in 2020 has been a challenge for many of the students that I’ve spoken to. All commuters really must focus on how we use our time to complete tasks such as assignments or working jobs. They must have money management during these times because my job cut a lot of peoples’ hours at my job which affects their weekly income and we pay for gas to get to school and gas isn’t cheap. Through all these issues, I’m going to help the present freshmen and future freshmen with money and time management in these challenging times by giving them suggestions from other students on how to solve their issue.
Money management is tough enough as a student but after COVID-19 started to spread it became much more of a challenge. Many people rushed to buy as many masks and sanitizing products so many people dint get the chance to buy them. After asking a few students I know I have come up with the most important questions that I have also had myself this year. One student had told me about their challenges with this pandemic when it comes to money. They explained how it has been more challenging for them to save money. Since the pandemic started a lot of stores and restaurants have closed, so many have lost their jobs and many of them have been students. This situation is very challenging since not that many places are hiring so there are still many students without jobs. Commuter students who live in apartments need money to pay their rent of but necessities. A way I would solve this problem would be by looking into a work-study at UPike. This can be an easier and faster way of finding a new job. There are many different options when it comes to work-study and you can even do it online with some of the options.
I had a few students I have asked to tell me they had more of a problem with how to keep the proper things to keep themselves protected from this virus. After everyone began buying up all the hand sanitizer and masks so it was harder to find them for themselves. Many students have resulted in making masks themselves. Although some were just buying them from family members or friends who make them. After the decorated masks began to come out and more hand sanitizer was being sold more students began to stock up as everyone had before. This resulted in many students spending more money than intended. This is a good idea in the sense of protecting yourself and trying to keep from getting sick, but it also took a turn for the worse since they spent their money that they should have used to get to and from school.
Time management is one of the most important things as a student. After asking another student they told me they have more of a challenge with getting to class on time. They explained how they will get to the campus a few minutes early and have that time