How we manage.(Good Advice)

Sticking to a monthly college budget is hard work--especially when you're a freshman figuring it out for the first time. So we asked some upperclassmen from Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania, for their best advice on how you can manage your cash in college.

I use my debit card a lot. It's really convenient, and I don't have to carry checks or large amounts of cash. The problem is, it's easy to swipe it and forget how much money I've spent. When I don't write down what I spent. I get myself into trouble. I would definitely say keep track of everything you spend by writing it in your checkbook register as soon as you get home. I'm going to try to start doing …