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From the Canadian Press:

Kate Somers, the assistant registrar of awards at Dalhousie University in Halifax, said students are eligible for various discounts on everything from movie tickets to software downloads to clothing.

If students don’t know whether they can get a discount — whether it’s from a landlord renting out an apartment or at the grocery store — they should ask. Even saving 10 or 15 per cent will add up, said Somers.

Other ways students can save is to share resources, such as organizing a clothing swap instead of hitting the mall, ordering a pizza with a roommate instead of going out for dinner and splitting a cab to the airport.

Read the rest of this article at the Globe and Mail's website.