Are You Taking Advantage of Upromise?

By colormejosh on 8/17/10 6:17pm
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Whether you are saving up for your childs education or are trying to pay down your current student loans - Upromise is a free way to give you a little boost. It is free money, people! Well I guess I should call it "free" money because you still have to spend money to earn it - but the money you earn is off of products and services you likely would have bought anyway.

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Make Your Campus Conflict-Free

By sarajean on 7/15/10 3:34pm
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Last month, I wrote about the amazing new RAISE Hope for the Congo CD. Proceeds from the albums sold will go toward helping people of the Congo—particularly women and girls—escape the violence that occurs there on a daily basis due to genocide. The genocide itself, of course, is money-related—surrounding the control of the country’s minerals used to produce products such as computers and cell phones.

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Gifts for Your Grad

By sarajean on 5/15/10 11:20am
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Graduation—whether from kindergarten, high school, college, or any other program—is an event to be commemorated and celebrated. No matter if your grad was home-schooled, public-schooled, or private-schooled, he or she will likely enjoy celebrating his or her special commencement with friends and family. Getting presents, of course, is always fun, too. Here are a few items you might want to gift your grad with this year.

A Journal: If there’s one thing I wish I’d kept during my early post-secondary years, it’s a journal. If you think that won’t go over well, a camera and scrapbook would always be nice, too.

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Humane Society University

By sarajean on 4/30/10 9:52am
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If you’re fed up with the college scene, ready for something different, or you just want to supplement your life with a different kind of education, you might want to try Humane Society University. Founded in 2008, Humane Society University puts all of the Humane Society of the United States’ programs all under one accessible school to help people live more humane lifestyles and become better citizens overall.

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Student Labor Action Week

By sarajean on 3/29/10 9:16pm
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When I was in college, I used to make people laugh when I said I wanted to “slap corporate greed!” What I mean was that I wanted to take part in Student Labor Action Week. Having attended a pretty conservative school, this kind of activity was never easy to do—and was definitely never very popular—which, although sometimes more fun, often simply made me feel more nervous and puke-possible than I normally did as a “lone liberal” on campus.

The cool think about the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP! Get it? “Slap” corporate greed? Yeah… nevermind.) is that it hosts events all across the country on campuses that are likely to be near you. So you can always turn to them to get help in hosting an event, taking action, or even simply attending one of their events.

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Advice For Students From Beyond Graduation

By msarko on 2/26/10 5:13am
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People from our parents' generation laugh about the shortsighted advice given to them when they were college-age kids ready to start building their lives. They say that all their parents, teachers and guidance counselors encouraged them to go to school and study law, medicine and engineering. Why? Because the nation needed its doctors, lawyers and engineers in those days, so they assumed there would be jobs waiting for them. Just a few years down the road, the professions America really needed were teachers, nurses and computer programmers. It's not that our folks were intentionally misguided, just that they were given well-meaning but ultimately outdated information. As for our generation, we got a similar, if more troubling, serving of bad advice.



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National Personal Self-Defense Month

By sarajean on 1/29/10 6:34pm
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You don’t have to be Chuck Norris (hell, Zeus and Thor and Ra wrapped together don’t have to be Chuck Norris), but knowing some basic self-defense is always a good idea. You never know when you’re going to get yourself into a pickle, whether it’s a dispute over your kid’s coat at daycare or the naked guy trapped in your trunk bursts forth screaming and waving a crowbar.

Do you know what the most important part of your body is when it comes to self defense? I’ll give you a clue—it’s not your six pack abs, bulging biceps, or the taser hidden in your purse.

It’s your brain.

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10 College Resolutions

By sarajean on 12/30/09 11:25am
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10. Keep the Bills in Check

Running up your phone bill—whether on your cell or in the dorm—is one of the easiest things to do in college; so is blowing off classes you’ve paid good money for. Watch your spending in 2010 and stay frugal. You’ll thank yourself down the road!

9. Buy Used Whenever Possible

Skip anything unnecessary, and for anything you absolutely must have, see if you can get it used or free first. I could kick myself for the dumb stuff I charged on my student account.

8. Put Your Studies First…Or Close to First

There’s no question that family comes first, but rushing, clubbing, and drinking should all not be a close second (or even fifth). These things are fun, and can be a part of an enjoyable social life—but you’re paying hard earned money for this degree, so remember that when it’s time to study.

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Dorm Decorating for the Holidays

By sarajean on 12/15/09 12:00am
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Yes, you’ve got finals. Depending on whether or not you’re staying at school, you might even have a little packing to do—and definitely some laundry after all of that cramming. But you can still find a little time to make your dorm festive for the holidays if you really want to.

Tiny Christmas trees are perfect for dorms. Have you seen the new ones they’re making that stray from the normal green and white? They now come in pink, blue, black, red, and other colors, so you’re likely to find one that you love and that works with your current décor.

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Use Learn Out Loud as Your Learning Resource

By sarajean on 11/5/09 4:38am
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Months ago, I signed up for a free resource at Learn Out Loud and have been pleasantly surprised by all of the goodies I’ve received in my inbox since. From talks by Amy Tan to lectures featuring famous authors and historians to even classical books on tape, nearly every free download has provided something to enjoy.

And if you don’t feel like signing up for the emails, you can actually access hundreds of free audio files on the site instantly. There’s something for everyone, including biographies, philosophy essays, business lectures, current events, digital information, travel, sports, health and fitness—if there’s something you’re hoping to learn about, chances are you can get a free download here.

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