By Truett Jackson
Staff Reporter
Holding on to ones funds is something that is constantly on most people’s minds. If you happen to be someone who that doesn’t apply to, you are one lucky Suncat.
While some things may strike most as obvious, such as skipping the Starbucks or making their meals at home, other ways to save on everyday essentials might be more obscure.
Many services that offer student discounts, such as YouTube, employ a verifying service that will confirm a person’s eligibility for said rebates.
One of these such services, SheerID, allows students to simply punch in their student credentials at youtube.com/premium/student (make sure you’re using your CNM email) and the school they’re enrolled in, and within seconds, their monthly YouTube Premium cost is halved.
Other companies that verify through SheerID are Hulu, Soundcloud, Spotify, Peacock, Nike, and Peloton Interactive Inc. (Peloton).
While the aforementioned may sound like junk food for the senses that’s occasionally educational, there are many student perks that may arguably elevate the mind and body.
Microsoft’s Office suite, for instance, is available to most CNM students free of charge with their school enrollment. Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel are all available with verification of your student credentials.
Examples of more tools to get your brain flowing at a deep discount include Adobe Creative Cloud, Final Draft screenwriting software, and Ableton Creative Tools for music.
Keeping our student body healthy is as important as feeding our brains. A convenient way to do that might be to investigate the opportunity that the University of New Mexico, UNM, offers CNM students to use the facilities at Johnson Center. It is located between the university’s Popejoy Hall and Johnson Field.
CNM students enrolled in a minimum of six credit-hours can get a UNM Recreational Services ‘passport’ for $40 a semester, with a $10 sign-up charge. Their three pools, gyms, weight rooms, and cardio rooms are state-of-the-art and easy to access.
Savvy students who take just a few minutes to show their proof of enrollment at CNM can save quite a bit of cheddar in a semester. Those who know where to look can spend all that cash they’ve saved on the really important stuff, like that big pink Stanley cup.
