There’s a ton of deals and discounts available for students; you just need to know they’re offered and you could be saving money almost everywhere you look. Here’s some great ones to keep in mind when you’re out shopping:
College Budget
This site is like groupon except it’s exclusively for college students or those with a “.edu” email address. The deals are generally 50% or more off, and the shopping experiences highlighted are generally for things that college kids want, need, or use frequently. Think t-shirts, iPhone cases, licensed university apparel, software classes on-line, Halloween costumes that probably should include a little bit more material, the list goes on. If you have a .edu email address, use it to sign up here for free and check out which deals they have going on now.
Apple
In my area, you could be in gunsmith school and get this discount. Pretty amazing. It’s up to 10% off anything you buy, and I have yet to find a college that doesn’t qualify. This deal applies not just to students, but faculty, staff, and parents as well. You can get the discount on-line, in person, or when ordering over the phone. To see if your school qualifies, check out their education store website.
Student Advantage
The Student Advantage card costs $20/year, but gets you discounts all over the place, like 10% when you shop on-line with Target, 15% off your stays at a number of hotel chains, and 20% off Greyhound bus fare. If you browse their brands and notice places where you shop a lot anyways, the initial $20 investment may just be worth it. Do your realistic math, first, though. You can sign up and find more info here.
Eurail
Travel Europe at 35% off? Yes, please! If you’re of traditional college age, 25 or younger, you qualify for 35% off the traditional adult price by purchasing a youth pass. There are some country restrictions, and you must travel second class, but overall it’s a pretty sweet deal. To check out the specifics of travel discounts and packages, look at the youth pass page.
Lufthansa
Fly the world at ridiculously low rates if you have a .edu or .K12(state).us email address. Not only will you get super low rates on Lufthansa flights, but you also get one free date change on student fares (that’s a convenience worth a savings of sometimes $600.) Check out more of the program details here.
Your Local Chain Restaurant
Supposedly there is a slew of national chain restaurants that offer student discounts (usually 10% off.) But honoring this discount policy is at the sole discretion of the individual store manager in most cases. So how do you find out? Simply ask. The worst they can do is say no. Make sure to have your student ID on hand just in case!
I used the ISIC (international student ID card) when I was traveling, it is widely accepted in many countries for museums, hostels… like the student advantage
Ahhh!! What an awesome tip! Thanks so much, Pauline!!!
This is AWESOME! I hadn’t head of a lot of these deals. I work at a university so I have a “.edu” email address, and a “student” ID (doesn’t say student/staff/etc), so these will definitely work. Thanks for sharing!
No prob! Sounds absolutely perfect for you…and you’ll be able to use many of them throughout your career!
Student discounts are one the major things I miss about being a student! Take advantage of them while you can people!
Absolutely! You should check and see if your wife’s work email would qualify you guys for any of these…it looks like it would work at least for Lufthansa.
Nice! I’ll have to let my sister who’s in college know about these!
Please do! Make sure to let her know about the ISIC card Pauline mentioned, too!
Just another thing to miss about being a college kid~!
That and midterms! Lol.
I love a good deal, but im not a student anymore 🙁
Xo Megan
Things to remember when the kiddos get there!
I used to love student discounts. You can get a college ski pass for really cheap. Almost makes me want to take classes to get the pass!
My school doesn’t offer college passes (don’t think the ski resort does unless you buy for the entire season,) but they do host 2 free trips for students each year!
Love this!! My Brother is still in College and it’s my goal to use his Apple discount before that well runs dry! I didn’t know about all of these other ones… will definitely be adding this to the “things to buy before Conor graduates” file. And I’m definitely going to alert him to some of these as well!
Haha sounds amazing! I’ll have to get my bro to go back to school when I’m done so we can keep reaping the benefits. :p
These are great tips! My brother is in college (also) and so many people don’t know about these discounts. It’s so awesome that you are doing this!
I used to think that being a freshman was the only time you got freebies or money off. I was wrong! And thanks!
My town offers TONS of student discount… it helps that this is a college town.
That’s so great! Once I lived in a military town and it was crazy how FEW military discounts they gave…I guess if they had, the entire town would likely be bankrupt. Lol.
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Nice post. It’s one of the few things I miss about being a student. I can’t remember the name of the company off the top of my head, but there was one I used in grad school that sold most major software packages for up to 80% off
Ah! That’s amazing. If you remember who they were, be sure to let us know!
love it great taste and style.
Wow, I knew about the Apple discount for students but the other ones are new to me. Thanks for the info!
No prob! Glad to share. 🙂
This just makes me wish I was a student again–I never took advantage of half of this stuff and am now kicking myself. But, am going to share this with my friend who is in school now and will love this! Thanks, as always, for being so in the know!
I am too old for student discounts now. I miss them. I always thought the Apple education store was quite handy.
I passed the student discount deals. I wish I could use them now!
I recently started going back to school, I feel guilty saying but I can’t wait for my student ID so I can start getting some discounts!
I will pass these tips to my boot-camps students, a lot of them are parents.
Many banks give students free banking plans as well
There’s no excuse to not get the Apple discount. Borrow your neighbor’s kid, if you need to!