It is a typical stereotype that college students are often broke and live off of ramen noodles. While to an extent, it is at least somewhat accurate, there are ways to save some money. Getting a job, or a second job, can certainly net you some basic income. However, here are some painless ways to save a few dollars each month:

1. Spotify

Spotify is one of several music streaming applications. You could settle for the free, yet more restrictive membership. If you hardly use the app, this could suffice for your needs. Spotify offers multiple premium memberships: family memberships (two-six people) cost $14.99 a month, personal memberships are $9.99 a month, and student, individual memberships are only $4.99 a month. A music app with no ads, unlimited skips, and more for only $4.99 a month? Who on earth could pass that up? I certainly couldn't. One of the perks of having a premium membership is being able to download music to your device and listening to songs even if the device is offline.

2. Apple Music

I am aware that I am talking about another music streaming service, but being a member of Team iPhone, it is just hard to avoid it. You can fill up your iTunes library from a YouTube to MP3 converter or purchase them directly from iTunes. If you knew how many songs are in my music library, you would see how it would become extremely expensive. I was delighted to learn about Apple Music. Like Spotify, you can download individual songs and playlists and pay a monthly fee for using the service, rather than pay per single song. Like Spotify, Apple Music also has a $9.99 a month subscription, as well as a $4.99 a month student subscription. I currently have memberships to Spotify and Apple Music. Some may say that it may be a waste of money, but I frequently utilize both services, so I do not feel that it is a waste.

3. Amazon Prime

Amazon is an utterly fantastic website. Anything that you can think of purchasing, I can almost guarantee that you will find it on Amazon. A regularly priced Amazon Prime membership costs $99.99 for one year. There was no way I was willing to pay that much for a membership that was so expensive. I eventually found an Amazon Prime membership for students where it was free for six months, and then the price would be $49.99 a year. It may seem a tad steep for some, but you do get six months free in the beginning. Two-day free shipping with Prime is super convenient

4. Best Buy

Best Buy will email student discount coupons on a regular basis. These coupons typically save you money on various models of laptops and computers with Windows and Mac operating systems. I have not redeemed any of these coupons for myself as of yet, but I know that there are coupons that will be useful to other college students.

There are more student discounts out there, but these are the four I use the most and have the most familiarity with. Happy saving!