College students are known for their creative ways of saving money. Checking pay phones for change, mooching food from others, coercing parents into buying groceries ­– college students have living on a small budget down to an art form.

Luckily, local businesses are making it easier on University students to save those precious pennies. Many businesses in Bowling Green offer a student discount with an ID, so check out the skyline for where to go to hang onto that hard-earned cash.

Goodwill: 1058 N. Main St. Get 10 percent off with a student ID.

Panera: 139 S. Main St.Get 10 percent off with a student ID.

Woodland Mall Cinemark: 1234 N. Main St.On Thursday, with student ID, tickets can be purchased all day for the matinee price of $2.50.

Qdoba: 129 S. Main St.Get a free drink with a student ID. If you add Qdoba on Facebook, you get free chips and queso .

First Choice Haircuts: 1121 S. Main St.Get 10 percent off with a student ID.

Grumpy Dave’s Pub: 104 S. Main St.On Tuesday comedy nights, students get in for $3, $2 off the regular price.

Serenity Spa and Tanning: 1616 E. Wooster St.Get $5 off with a student ID.

Compiled by Heather Linder and Alissa O’Neill