First, I made a list of all the necessary evils that were occurring over the next two weeks. Then, I looked over the list again to see how many of them were actually necessary. You would be surprised how much might not hit that category.
Food, travel, textbook, and laundry. That's what I decided were necessary. But even then - money was tight. So after finding as many deals and coupons as I could, I bought food and train tickets and after a few hours of scouring the internet - I found a free pdf of the previous edition of my text book. Win!
(On the left we see Lunch / Dinners for under $7. On the right we see the fruit bought to balance the nutrition, a total of $8. This is why college kids are not healthy.)
So I did a bit of research of how people can make money online. (PS - Best way to google this is with "Stay at home Moms". You get much better results.) Also, I looked into the quick jobs board here at the school. (Also something I recommend doing.) While a lot of the online things take time and weeks to build up to be worth something, being a healthy, English speaking college student pays off pretty quick! (And I thought I had no skills! :P)
Basically, that's what this week is composed of. Doing random tasks which includes anything from donating blood (being broke makes you rethink your fears) to doing language type tasks - all the while getting compensated for my time. It's pretty awesome.
And that, dear friends, is how I'm currently making it. It's not bad - it's a stage of life I'm sure everyone goes through at least once.
Also - Happy Birthday to me!! Thank y'all for all the wonderful birthday wishes and support over this past year. It has meant the world to me!
Until next time,
Kaity
(Fourth of July Pics)
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