Savings 101: Students can save a lot of money

As students across America settle back into the school routine, they should know they carry a privileged status as consumers. They're eligible for special student pricing nobody else can get, on everything from computers to clothing to restaurant food.

Sometimes merchants will require a student identification card or, in the case of college students making purchases online, a .edu email address. Trouble is, merchants don't always make known their student discounts, said Brad Wilson, founder and editor of BradsDeals .com , who has researched student discounts.

"The big takeaway from doing research was, if you have a student ID, you should always ask for a discount. There's no harm in that," he said. "It really is much more widespread that the average student realizes." Read More.....

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