Category Archives: Life skills

The [Psychological] Cost of Procrastination

I will admit to having a mild case of procrastination (when it comes to some things, I am a huge [...]

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Car Broken Into

It’s 5:12AM and since there is no one to vent to, I will vent to my blog. I just went [...]

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Eating [Better than Ever] on a Budget

With the many expenses of our trip this summer, Rita and I are trying our best to spend our money [...]

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Reduce Cell Phone Charges in 5 Minutes

I received my cell phone bill from Rogers today and I was charged an extra $24 for using 80 extra [...]

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Now What?

Well, it’s over. I wrote my last exam of my undergrad today and I am officially in self-creation mode. Other [...]

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Why I Opened A High-Interest Savings Account

Just a few moments ago I signed up for a high-interest savings account with Citizens Bank. With an interest rate [...]

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Shift Happens

 A friend of mine pointed me to this video and I thought it was too good to pass along. Have [...]

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HowTo: Get A Grip With Weekly Meetings

Do you ever feel like you just need to get a grip on your life? Are you frustrated because you [...]

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Wine and an Essay; Plus Wine-tasting Tips

It’s not the typical Friday night of a 21 year old; tonight I am sitting at the dining room table [...]

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Book Review: The Alchemist

Here is a short book review I wrote for my program’s newsletter at school… The Alchemist: One for Every SJP [...]

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Why Are Americans Clueless?

Sure this is a generalization, but research shows that, overall, Americans don’t really know that much about the world. 77% [...]

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Where Did All My Money Go?

Have you ever asked yourself this question? Do you ask it on a monthly/weekly/daily(!) basis? Well, I have begun to [...]

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