Hopefully you caught the slight sarcasm in the title of this article, as we all know good looks matter. I’m pretty sure if you haven’t already figured this out, you soon will. A recent U.S. Survey showed that good-looking lawyers earned between 10 and 12 percent more than their more homely peers. And just in [...]
Don’t kid yourself. While living in a foreign country is fantastic, and offers a ton of wonderful perks, it’s not like being on vacation and staying in a hotel where there’s always a staff on hand to bring you more towels or fix a faulty air conditioner. I found this out when I lived in [...]
There is a circle of life when it comes to jeans: purchase, wear for two years until the sight of the first hole, hang in your closet for two years trying to deny the existence of holes, and then eventually throw away or give away. What if there was a way to prolong the inevitable [...]
In order for students to confront the immense demands of college, it is essential that they actively focus on maintaining their overall health. After all, the breakdown of student health poses a significant threat to future academic success. But unfortunately, both the stresses and the joys of college contribute to the development of unhealthy behavioral [...]
It’s often not a smooth transition from being a high school student under parental supervision to being an independent college student. Not all students know how to cleverly manage their funds against daily expenses and still have money left over. It can be confusing to adapt to the many new responsibilities that come with independence. [...]
Here is an analogy: Going to college without focusing on accomplishments is like trying to make your college dorm room bed without twin XL bedding. You have a dorm bed, you may even have sheets, but if the sheets don’t fit because they are 15% too short you can’t make the bed can you? Without [...]
All right freshmen. You are off to college with big expectations. You weren’t cleaning up with the ladies in high school, but this is your big chance to recreate yourself. Now some guys are lucky. They either have that super cool nature about them and the less they care, the more girls they seem to [...]
Living on your own at college can be expensive enough as it is, but running a car at the same time can prove really tricky. Lots of students often have to resort to selling their car because (1) they can’t or won’t be able to afford to run it and (2) it immediately raises college [...]
It’s no new revelation that a college education is as expensive as it has ever been. Many bright young people are missing out on a good quality education simply because they can’t afford to pay for it. What’s more, if you’re lucky enough to get the grades and the money to get into college, then [...]
Great, it’s finally back. My favorite time of year is here, college football season, and I will be plastered to my TV set this Saturday to watch the most exciting games. I promised my wife that I would limit my gambling on the games this year, so I will probably only be doing one bet [...]
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