Sophomore Andrew Pazdon, a Hatchet columnist, argues that GW should practice more fiscal restraint in the coming years.
Seeing that I am due to hand over a check worth half of the average American household’s yearly income to GW, it seems penny-wise and pound-foolish to all of a sudden be concerned over my paltry personal finances while simultaneously dispersing so much. Besides filling the coffers of the University, I think it’s time I figure out where all my money goes and why I seem to ooze so much of it so quickly with few tangible outcomes. My strategic action plan involves saving receipts and starting to play with some exciting new computer software, Quicken, to start tracking my spending. I also plan on forgoing getting some American Express rewards points and start making it rain with cash when I make purchases this coming year. Boiled down, I plan to employ some tactics that have been thrown – perhaps throttled – to the wayside. I plan to try my best to continue not to spend more than I have and increase my propensity to save.