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It’s back to school time, and I wanted to share with you a great resource I put together for college students two years ago – the Back to School Series. You’ll find in this collection of posts great tips and tricks for heading back to school – college or high school, and even for a professional who has been on the job for a while.
School has already started for some of us – and will start soon for the rest of us students! Make life a bit easier with web applications and websites that do the stuff you don’t have time to do or save you a bit of time, so you can spend more time hanging out with your friends studying in the library?
Enjoy your time in college! It may seem that it is not as fun as you thought it would be – or that there’s no method to the madness they call college, but it does pay off!
This is the time to get to know yourself and determine what you want to do with your life. You will have time to think about what you want to do, whether it is become a doctor or teacher, travel to a third world country to volunteer, or start a non profit, and map out a plan on how to get there.
These are 10 ways to trim your budget. Basic budgeting will save you money and time in the long term!
1. Wash only full loads of clothes. Don’t waste your quarters by washing only one or two items. Bonus: Don’t use the dryer to dry your clothes completely – hang them up while still damp to save an extra quarter or two.
2. Take public transit, bike or walk. Not only will you save money from gas or car costs, but you will get some exercise and fresh air!
College students have a great, frequently free resource – campus gyms and exercise facilities! They also have access to health centers and on-campus counseling services.
While campus gyms are often better than those off-campus, sometimes you may want to beat the monotony of going to the gym with these free exercise videos!
Yoga Instructor Marcia Langenberg provides short, but effective Yoga training videos for download called Yoga @ Desk, that you can watch and perform at your desk!
These exercise videos are especially designed for people who work at their desks for most part of the day – such as students or computer geeks:
Buying on the internet can be very beneficial when doing your back to school shopping and any other time of the year. Whether you’re buying books, clothes, electronics or furniture to fill your room/apartment there are plenty of places to buy and many things to consider: price, seller, shipping/pick up costs and quality.
Though there are certainly the bigger name stores (which I’ll mention in each section), I’ll also turn you on to some smaller places to buy things and give you the vital information to protect your money and guarantee you get what you ordered.
Simple enough, eh?
An important part of the educational process is learning how to form your own ideas about a myriad of topics and communicating them to others.
Typically, you will be asked to write essays or papers that communicate your theories and understanding of a particular topic. It can be difficult to get organized, but with these tips, you will quickly be on your way to becoming an excellent written communicator, as well as earning high grades!
No school year is complete without having a little fun. It can be difficult sometimes to coordinate everyone’s schedules when trying to go out to dinner or do a little clubbing. I have tried various methods – Evite, email, Google Calendar, snail mail, phone calls, etc. to figure out when to schedule a date, but nothing works as well as this option, in my humble opinion.
It does involve a little effort to set up (mainly to make sure the dates are correct), but after that, it’s a breeze! If you plan on doing a lot of socializing or want to plan something more regularly, take the time to do the entire year’s calendars in advance. 
Despite claims that Google is evil, most people love and use Google and Google’s products.
Students can use Google to get things done and stay organized through the semesters and beyond.
I began using Google products in earnest in 2005 and I haven’t looked back! All of the products listed are products that I have personally used, plus tips and tricks for how to use them.
Please add any additional tips into the comments – let’s make this a great Google-y-goo resource!
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