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Last Entry: January 31, 2009 at 15:46:28

7 Ways To Save Money On LSAT Prep

Posted on January 31, 2009
In this guest post, Steve Schwartz, a professional LSAT tutor in NYC and blogger at LSAT Blog, gives 7 tips on how you can save money as you prepare for the LSAT. 1. Download free LSAT PrepTests from LSAC’s website Two LSAT PrepTests are available to download for free from LSAC: June 2007 LSAT - Free Sample PrepTest [...

Why Every Law Student Should Blog

Posted on March 08, 2008
I started blogging during my first year of law school at the Frugal Law Student. When I started it, I just thought it would be a fun way to share with my friends and family the ways I’m saving money in law school. But my foray into blogging has actually helped advance my legal career...

The Carnival of twenty something finances is here!

Posted on February 25, 2008
Welcome to the February 25, 2008 edition of twenty something finances hosted by The Frugal Law Student. There were many great submissions for this edition, and I’d just like to thank all of the authors for their submissions. Editor’s Picks Mark Butler presents What Does a Millionaire Sound Like? posted at The Butler Project...

Health Supplements For Law Students

Posted on February 06, 2008
Photo by DRB62 Law students not only need supplements for their classes, they need supplements for their health. Law school is taxing both on your mind and body. A law student can easily put in a 12 hour day of non-stop studying. When I was working on my law review article last semester, I often worked from [...

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Do You Have a Blog? Share it with us!

Posted on February 04, 2008
Photo by Vicki I know many FLS readers have blogs of their own. I try to check out the sites of those who comment and I’ve been really impressed with all of them that I’ve seen. I’m curious how many of you all have a blog of your own...

The Frugal Law Student Month In Review- January 2008

Posted on February 02, 2008
Wow. January went by fast. Classes started three weeks ago and I think I’m finally back into the swing of things. I’ve got full schedule this semester. I’m taking Evidence, Civil Procedure II, Advanced Torts, Estate Law, and Legal Drafting...

Save Time and Money by Working Out Every Other Day

Posted on January 30, 2008
Did you make a New Years Resolution to be fitter in 2008? Are you currently working out 5-6 times a week? Do you want to simplify your workout and save money at the same time? Working out will keep you healthy and being healthy will save you money in the long term...

Bouncing Back From Less Than Stellar Law School Grades

Posted on January 29, 2008
By now, most law students have gotten their grades back from last semester. I didn’t do too hot last semester. It wasn’t horrible, but I know I could have done better. If you’re like me, you want to do better this semester. So, how do we do it? Here’s a few things that I’ve done [...

This Man Was Right?

Posted on January 24, 2008
I posted recently over at Wise Bread about my exorbitant dry cleaning weekly bill. If anyone can relate to spending too much money to clean clothes you don’t even really like to wear, it must be law students. Whether you’re schlepping back-and-forth to your externship with a judge, or wearing a suit to try to [...

ThinkingRock + AutoHotKey = GTD Nirvana

Posted on January 22, 2008
As many of you know, I’ve really wanted a Macbook. Despite Tony’s great advice on how to get one on a budget, I still don’t have the scratch to afford one. One of the reasons I want a Macbook so bad is Quicksilver’s integration with iGTD...

Tony?s Over at Wise Bread

Posted on January 19, 2008
Dear Faithful Frugal Law Student Readers: Check out my new post over at Wise Bread. Don’t worry though, I’m going to keep up the high-quality FLS posts you’ve come to know and love. Have a good weekend!

The Frugal Law Student in The Journal Record

Posted on January 17, 2008
The Frugal Law Student was featured in Oklahoma City’s legal and financial paper, The Journal Record yesterday. The article was in response to FLS being named the top law student blog by the ABA Journal. This is a good time to thank all my awesome readers...

What?s Your Setup?

Posted on January 15, 2008
I’m in the process of reviewing both OmniOutliner and the newly-released OmniFocus as they apply to both law students and people interested in Getting Things Done (GTD). Until then, let’s talk about your particular law school or other software setup that you couldn’t live without...

Mac on A Budget

Posted on January 15, 2008
Well thanks to our friends over at Engadget, we now know what Steve Jobs is unleashing at the Macworld 2008 conference this morning. The new MacBook Air, the thinnest laptop on the market, will be pretty pricey, but it sure seems attractive to law students who carry dozens of pounds of books around with them [...

Get Your Starbucks Fix On?

Posted on January 15, 2008
Starbucks is in trouble. You probably don’t realize they’re in trouble because every morning when you go in there the line raps around the inside of the store and you pay $4.79 for a small latte. However, based upon several factors, including increased frugality by Americans (yay!) and an influx of market competition from big [...

Personal Finance Tips For Newlyweds

Posted on January 15, 2008
When a couple gets married, they’re not only joining lives, they’re joining bank accounts. Each person brings to the relationship different attitudes and ideas about money. One of the key’s to a happy and successful marriage is to get on the same page with your spouse about finances...

Everything I Need to Know About Personal Finance I Learned From Carlton Banks

Posted on January 14, 2008
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