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Tag: life

  • How I would approach hiring a babysitter

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    As a previous babysitter with a lot of varied experiences, I wanted to lay out how i would approach hiring a babysitter. Although they could choose not to come back, I think they’d be happy with coming back to my place.

  • “Hidden” Job Faires

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    There will be large job faires, often specific to a large number of majors and swathes of people, ex. engineers, artists, agriculture, etc, that will be advertised all over campus and in the news. However, there are also lesser well known job faires that are taking place at the same time, but you must be…

  • On early mornings

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    Early mornings, especially on your days off can be hard. It’s cold, your bed beckons, and there isn’t really anyone (except past/future you) to judge present you for hitting snooze on your day for a few hours. However, you must not let this happen as you’ll still need to accomplish everything you are putting off,…

  • Roommates

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    I can be the best or worst roommate. I have high standards, I won’t tolerate bullying, and I mostly keep to myself while at home. These attributes have allowed for years of peaceful co-habitation with other roommates, but for some, these attributes caused nothing but strife. No roommate is truly perfect, although I found a…

  • Utilities

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    When you live at home or on campus during college, oftentimes you’ll never see a utility bill until you move into your first apartment. It can be quite a shock, suddenly having someone demand $50, $150, or even $600 a month for something that seemed so commonplace and necessary. It was a shock for me…

  • Furnishing your Apartment

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    When you enter the workforce, and potentially move into your first apartment, you’ll be initially surrounded by all your college and hometown memorabilia and storage solutions – the rickety plastic shelf, the collapsible felt chair, and tons of cube boxes. You might be tempted to throw it all away, immediately, and start fresh, but I…

  • Reflections for the upcoming year

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    So 2026, it’s a new year, and I’ve done a lot of reflection, work, and setting up of systems in 2025 and I’m excited to see what happens in 2026 as I look back on 2025. In 2024 I opened my first high yield savings account but in 2025 I really perfected it and found…

  • Decor

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    When you’re moving in to an apartment, typically it’ll come with just the essentials: furniture, bathrooms, and outlets. In order to make it a comfortable place to live and study, it’s up to you to liven the place up. However, when you’re starting to add color and decor to the apartment, be mindful of your…

  • Moving out

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    You’re done with your first year of college, congratulations! We’re going to follow the same order, as when you moved in. One thing to note, most dorms allow students to stay an additional 4 days to a week past the last day of finals, so that will be the last week when you do the…