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 [...]
While I know smoking is not the best habit, for those of us that can’t quite kick it, there are some healthier and more affordable alternatives to get that nicotine buzz. Men and women have been spending way too much money on their nicotine habit. I remember my granddad giving up cigarettes years ago, when [...]
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 [...]
So I watched the instant classic that was last night. The first night game in Michigan stadium history. It was an amazing finish to a game between two very average teams with the uncanny ability to shoot themselves in their own foot. I was left wondering how in the hell Notre Dame lost the game. [...]
If you are headed back to school and need to buy a bunch of stuff there are better options than going retail. I wanted the new iPad2 all summer, but I didn’t want to fork over the $600+ to get it. I also needed a new printer and some sheets for my dorm room. I [...]
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 [...]
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