I’ll be heading down to California next week. As I mentioned i an earlier post my friend has taken a job at Apple so I’ll be helping him move down. We are driving there, then I’m flying back up. He currently wants to finish the 25 hour drive in 2 days, but I’m a bit skeptical.
I [...]
This is the third installment in a series about saving money with ebay. You can view Part I here and Part II here.
Alright so as you all know I started buying some clothes on ebay. Currently I’ve received 3 of 4 packages, I’m going to pick up the last one later today. And I have to say [...]
Alright I’m ashamed to admit it but I did not have an ebay account before today. I have used it a couple times in the past with somebody else’s account, but never on my own. Thats about to change. I signed up for my own account and I’m going to try and buy all my clothing online [...]
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Often when your going to a store you’ll the classic student discount. Maybe its an extra dollar off a burger or maybe you save some money on transit. Its often there, and well students do use the student discount when they see it they don’t go hunting for it. There are a lot of opportunities [...]
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Now I know a lot of people need their own car/truck/van for work and other reason, but I would like to just show the benefits of public transportation, so please keep reading (even if you never ever, not in a million years plan to not own a vehicle).
First reason it rocks: its cheap. If your [...]
Over the past month or so I have been incredibly busy. School assignments galore and other events that have kept me busy. As a result of this, the hours I have been available to work have diminished exponentially. Since my bank account balance is directly tied to the numbers of hours I work it [...]
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Everybody knows how fast technology can lose its value. It only takes a couple months before you brand spanking new computer is considered a lower end model. And nobody wants to spend their hard earned cash on something that has peaked after such a short time of ownership.
The solution? You really have a couple of [...]
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I thought I would respond to Stack Pennies article called Free Things I love with my own list.
Free Software: I absolutely love not paying for software which is clearly shown by my desktop. I have quiet a few shareware applications that I use regularly and having to pay for them would only put a frown [...]
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I cannot count the number of times I have found myself at school in the middle of class with my stomach growling. This is because I generally forget or just choose not to pack a lunch/snack. And my body’s way of responding is by making these large growls, I have no control over them.
Sometimes I [...]
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Don’t get me wrong, gasoline sure has that addicting smell. However, pumping ethanol fuel into my SUV smells like gold, at least our nation’s farmers think so. Grown in the heartland of the U.S., ethanol seems to be a blessing in disguise to replace the ever so expensive and depleting crude oil reserves. We [...]