Just some tips, I guess.
If you're in college, minimize the student loans you take out. Apply for scholarships. Beg the financial aid department. And FFS, don't use your student loan money to buy alcohol or go clubbing or something stupid like that.
Speaking of which, I save a ton of dough by being a lightweight on alcohol and hating the way it tastes.

Alcohol be expensive, yo. So are cigarettes. Just say no.
Credit cards. Get cards with rewards points. Treat it like a debit card. NEVER leave a balance on it, always pay in full, every month. If you can't pay it in full, don't spend that money. The credit limit means jack squat to you. The credit limit on one of my cards is about
30% of my yearly salary. Do I ever spend that much in one month? HELL NO. The only time the credit card companies made money off me was when I was drowning in schoolwork and wedding planning and forgot to pay my credit card bills one month. And I knocked about 75% of the fees off by calling the companies. Be proactive if this happens to you, don't just take it sitting down.
Get roommates. I've never lived alone after college and it saves me a lot of money. Unless you are crazy OCD, you can stand living with a roommate or two. Or in my case, four. Guys. With one of them being crazy OCD.

It's not below your dignity to do so - one of my roommates in said crowded house was in his mid-30s and saving up for a house. Your long-term goals are not worth the self-worth you think you'll gain by living completely on your own.

Even now, my husband and I are sharing a tiny studio and we could care less about having a separate bedroom right now to look all "proper married couple" and ****.
Remember, money is only a tool. It gives you more options. It will not buy you friends, or acceptance, or happiness. Before I got with my now-husband, he saved a ton of money despite getting paid pretty well at his original college-major-related job, learned a new skill on the side, then
quit his job to cut his teeth freelancing at his new skill. He's actually done this more than once now.

He would not have been able to do that had he blown his money on a big apartment or a fancy car. He would have been dependent on getting that paycheck every two weeks, trapped in a job he disliked just to keep up his lifestyle. If you want freedom, don't get caught up in the cycle.
Disclaimer, our parents paid for the majority of our college educations. I'm well-aware that many grads don't have the good fortune that we do. But you gotta work with what you have, and don't squander the opportunities that you
do get. Have long-term goals, and don't forget them as you go about your day-to-day activities.
Good luck!
