Printable Dorm Room Essentials Checklist
- August 14, 2008 by Fox | Comments: 12
Welcome to the Back to School Guide brought to you by the Personal Finance Network! As a group of cost conscious bloggers we’ve put together a student (and parent) guide to saving big bucks for heading back to school.
Going back to school is a fantastically fun time of year. Back when I was in university I couldn’t wait to leave the parental units at home and head off to greener academic pastures. But what to bring? If you’re a student about to live in a college dorm room (or university residence) then getting organized can be a daunting task.
To help you sort though the seemingly endless list, I’ve put together the Dorm Room Essentials Checklist to help. There are wide variations in what various dorms and residences provide, so this list includes many essential items which may already be provided at your school. Stuff like dorm room furniture, bedding, and kitchen supplies may not be required. So be sure to check twice before going back to school with the kitchen sink.
The Printable Dorm Room Essentials Checklist will help you to:
- Save money by avoiding the stuff you don’t need.
- Get organized before going back to school.
- Keep track of only the items you need.
- Identify items you may need to buy.
- Convince the parents you’ve got it covered.
Back to School Guide: Personal Finance Network
To read the entire Back to School Guide series, be sure to check out the following articles:
- Clever Dude: Work, Life and School for Graduate Students.
- Quest for Four Pillars: Get Your Educational Finances In Order.
- Money Ning: Frugally and Happily Back to School 9 Different Ways.
- Blunt Money: An Empty Wallet Isn’t Required for Back to School.
- Canadian Capitalist: Save on Textbooks.
Hope you enjoyed the Personal Finance Network’s Back to School Guide!
Time for you to share! What are your essentials for going back to school? What did I miss? What’s on your list?
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Pings:
- Back To School - Get Your Educational Finances In Order August 14th, 2008
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- Festival of Frugality No. 139: The Michael Phelps Edition | Our Fourpence Worth August 19th, 2008
Comments:
Condoms! perfect.
@A.J. Yep.
A set of tools is a great item to have! My dad sent me of with a small toolbox (pink, of course), and pretty much every person on my floor used them at some point!
I’d also recommend keeping some snacks on hand for dorm kids. I can remember nights of going to bed hungry when the dining commons were closed and I’d eaten dinner hours ago.
Thanks for sharing! Pretty helpful list :]
I’m off to the dorm next week so this really helps me keep track of the things that I may not have
Wait, college students iron??? I’m 25 and i barely iron
Very good list. Toolbox is great idea, Iron is not. I never ironed once during college. One thing I do remember is I got so many free tshirts in college it was absurd. Most important thing to get when you are moving into the dorms…. EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE TO BACK UP ALL OF YOUR WORK ON!!! Computers in the dorms crash as often as it rains in Seattle! Antivirus is one thing but always helpful to have it externally backed up when you h ave to start over!
Ahh ironing. I think bringing an iron depends on your major and if you do cooperative education. I studied business and journalism and needed nicely ironed shirts when I did my work placements.