College athletes spend on average 43.3 hours a week on there sport. That’s the hours somebody with a full time job would have. It’s not fair to the players to dedicate and sacrifice so much time and make nothing from it. The NCAA can somehow sell a player's jersey and the player will make no money. Players can put in hours and hours of time and the players will still make nothing. Money management is one of the most important skills that young people can learn. Even a small salary would help the student athletes tremendously. ¼ of the money that the NCAA makes comes from jersey sales. College athletes deserve money that comes from those sales. They are the ones who make the money for them. Yet college coaches make an average of 2.5 million dollars a year. When ultimately, the players are the ones making them the money. Still the NCAA refuses to give the student athletes any money. Giving some players a free education is not enough. Often times players go hungry and the coaches can not legally give any players …show more content…
However, many students are not adequately prepared to handle their own finances. One of the leading reasons that students drop out of college is because of finances that are often due to poor personal money management. One of the most common ways college students sabotage their budgets is spending significant amounts of money on things they can do without. An important key of basic money management involves separating wants from needs and limiting the majority of your spending to things you really need. The best way to understand your wants versus your needs is to track your spending. Write down everything you spend money on for a full week. Most people who engage in this activity are shocked to find out how much money they spend on items they don’t need. By practicing basic money management techniques, college students can feel confident about their ability to manage their