Once you've thrown your graduation cap in the air, it's time to face the real world. Although you're not in school anymore, you could still probably stand to keep your living costs as low as a student's. Here are some ways you can live a frugalstudent's lifestyle:
一旦你將學士帽丟向空中的時候，就到了面對現實的時候了。雖然你不再住校了，你還是有可能把自己的生活費維持在學生水準。以下是一些維持節儉的學生生活水準的好方法 。
Use student discounts: You still have some time before the date on your student ID is expired, so make use of student discounts while you can.
使用學生折扣：在學生證過期之前，你還是可以用的，所以能用則用。
Find roommates: Room with other people to keep living costs down, just like you did in college. But pick carefully —you don't want to end up with a nightmarerooming situation. Do background checks if it's a stranger from Craigslist, or try to stick to people you know.
找室友：和別人合租房屋，減少生活成本，就跟大學裏一樣。但是挑室友的時候眼睛要擦擦亮——不要給自己找個噩夢般的室友。對於網站上的陌生人要做好背景調查，或者直接找認識的人合租。
Make use of the library:It's time to transition from the school library to a local public library! Keep on getting your books for free by patronizingyour local library.
利用好圖書館：是時候該從校圖書館轉戰到當地公用圖書館了！上當地圖書館，免費借閱書籍。
Go for used options:When you were a student, you'd willingly taken on a graduating student's furniture and other knickknacks. There are also plenty of great used finds on Craigslist that are in mint condition, so be sure to keep an eye out for what you want.
逛二手市場：當你還是學生的時候，你應該很樂意去買那些畢業生甩賣的家居和小玩意兒。在一些網站上也有二手貨的版塊，比如克雷格網站上就有大量需要甩賣的二手貨，有的還是蠻新的。所以擦亮眼睛，搜索你需要的東西吧。
Create your own meal plan:Now that you don't belong to your school's meal plan, you need to learn how to budget for your meals and make your own grub. You can refer to the cookbookfor college students for simple, quick, and budget-friendly recipe.
有自己的飲食計劃：由於你已經離開學校食堂了，所以你要學著預算飯錢，自己想好吃什麼。你可以參考大學生的食譜，寫出簡單快速、經濟實惠的菜譜。 （來源：滬江英語網）
