Happy (belated) Youth Day to my younger readers! I'm not really sure of the number of younger readers that I have, but I'll be sharing some numbers on saving money as a student, the importance of doing so as well as some tips on saving money as a student. Saving is a habit that should start from young and hope to encourage younger readers to adopt this good habit as well. (Image source: http://timobrienhomesblog.com/2010/07/09/summer-energy-saving-tips/) Let's look at the numbers for a Secondary student. Assuming that you get an allowance of $10 a day ($50 a week, ~$2000 a year, if you only get this allowance on weeks with school, which would be around 40 weeks) and you have to pay for one meal a day at school (~$3) and transport to and from school (~$10 a week). With these assumptions, you will save $25 a week or roughly $1000 a ......