Shop Smart: Must Have Apps for College Student Discounts
We at The Edge know that as college students, it’s hard to find the best way to manage finances while juggling a social life, academics and newfound adult responsibilities. Finding small ways to save is the key to managing your money and we want to let you in on one of our secrets to saving money: student discounts! Student discounts are life-savers and can save you money everywhere from the grocery store to your favorite retail stores. Student Beans and UNiDAYS are websites and mobile apps designed just for college students to make stretching your budget a little easier.
The StudentBeans app gives students access to hundreds of promo codes for all types of purchases including streaming services. To get access to the special offers, all you have to do is sign up for a free account and verify your college student status. To verify your student status, you have to provide your school email address, typically ending in .edu or upload a photo of your student ID. Once you’ve gone through those steps, you can search through the different categories to find the brand that you are looking to use a discount for. Unique to Student Beans specifically, you can use your student discount in-store too. After signing up via the mobile app, you will be given a Student Beans digital ID that can be used in store with a valid photo ID. Student Beans has discounts between 20-50% off of your favorite brands, so it’s definitely something you don’t want to miss!
The UNiDAYS app is similar to Student Beans with searchable categories and a simplistic design for easy access to deals. A feature distinctive to UNiDAYS is the Learning and Earning tab in the bottom left corner of the app. In this section of the app, there are a variety of tools that are designed to enhance your life while at your university including strategies on how to improve grades, health and wellness and surveys to take to earn extra cash when you need it. Some of our favorite ongoing stackable discounts from UNiDays are 20% at American Eagle and Aerie, 10% off Hollister and 50% off Max. Make sure to take advantage of these deals while you’re a student!
Both StudentBeans and UNiDAYS apps are valuable tools for students to make it a little easier to save on your favorite products and brands. These apps and exclusive offers are the best and simplest ways to stretch your wallet a bit to make the most of your college student status!
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