Being careful with money.

Ok. So you have a stack of boxes full of shoes covering one corner of your room, shelf filled with hats, and a closet full of clothes...most of what you rarely wear because you've pretty much overcome the phases of hype. Now you find yourself in a pit, where you need books and gas money due to the standard demands of college. Your minimum wage job barely earns you enough to get by, but it's the only job you can keep because it's allows flexible work schedule so as to help you keep main focus on school and church. So far, you've only managed to keep two priorities right. Money's real tight for you, but could've been well spent. Moral? Be careful with your money.

Had you refrained from buying rare shoes and/or hats, there'd been enough to provide you the essentials - gas, books, car maintainences, etc. It's not that your parents are unable to provide for you. In fact, they do, but it's your responsibility to keep as much stress and burden off of their shoulders as you can. Resources and basic financial planning can be applied to recover and/or even avoid such financial pit falls. Impulse and extravagant buying shouldn't even be in your vocabulary. Being frugal isn't being cheap unless you're being shady, and don't be embarassed. It's just being smart with your money.

Mom and Dad have always told me, "Save money for the rainy days" and "Spend your money wisely and meaningfully." And so I will. Thanks.

Here's a good starting point:
shegg.com
[It's a textbook rental site that allows you to rent books at fraction of the books price for a semester so you don't have to buy it]