When you become a college student, you may think that you know everything about living independently—but that thought lasts about as long as it takes for you to realize that some of the “great decisions” you made can spell disaster down the line. So that this won’t happen to you, here are five of the biggest mistakes you can make as a college student.

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If you have already consolidated your credit, you are hopefully well on your way to paying off your credit card debt. With all the negative personal finance news coming out lately, this can be very motivating to think about. Imagine how great it will feel when you see zero balances on your credit cards! So, it is in your best interests to make sure your credit consolidation plan continues to proceed smoothly. Here are a few things to consider.
There is an epidemic of laziness amongst the blogging community. Those that want their blogs to succeed seem to hope it will happen by magic or that it will happen by accident. They figure someone will stumble across the blog and see its genius and offer to drive millions to the site. They figure someone in the community will see their blog and work to promote it.

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