In addition to helping you make smart student borrowing decisions, SimpleTuition is dedicated to helping students (and soon-to-be-graduates) with general personal finance questions relating to college. See below for tips to help you get your financial life in order as you wrap up the spring semester. Take this time to do some financial spring cleaning and save yourself a mess come fall.

End of Semester Financial Tips

• Remember to settle up any outstanding balances on your student account. Some schools won’t let you re-enroll for next semester until you pay off any outstanding balances. For graduating students, you usually need to pay off all charges, or you won’t receive a degree and could possibly be denied access to transcripts. Your financial aid office or university business office can help you settle up.

• If you live off campus, remember to clean up the apartment before moving out. It would be nice to get your security deposit back, after all!

• Make sure any paper billing is re-directed to a permanent address, or is set-up for online payment.

• Now might be a good time to line up a part-time job for the summer and fall. Whether on campus or off, get your name and resume in queue for the job you want before the crush of returning students adds to the competition in the fall.

• Resolve to save as much money as you can this summer. Any extra money left over for next semester will take the pressure off the need to borrow.

Good luck with exams!

- The SimpleTuition Team