December 2025
New semester, new goals. Check out these smart money moves that can help you start the year organized, stress-free, and ready to crush it — financially and academically.
- Refresh your budget for spring.
New semester = new expenses. Take five minutes to update your budget with tuition payments, lunch or meal plans, late-night study snacks, and hanging out with friends. A quick check now saves headaches later. - Review your subscriptions.
Forgot to cancel that free trial from finals week? Audit your streaming, delivery, and study app subscriptions — and cut what you don’t actually use. - Automate your savings.
Even $10 a week adds up. Set up an automatic transfer from your student checking to savings right after payday — then let it work in the background while you focus on class. - Turn on alerts and track your spending.
Set up real-time alerts in your Waukesha State Bank Mobile Banking app to monitor your account and use spending insights to track where your money’s really going. - Set one money goal for 2025.
Could be paying off a credit card, saving for a new car or a trip, or building your emergency fund. Write it down, make it specific, and check your progress each month. Small steps = big wins.
Pro tip:
Start the semester strong by setting up spending insights and automatic savings in your Mobile Banking app. Your future self (and your spring break plans) will thank you.
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