Category Archives: College Adventures

FREE EFC Tool!

No gimmicks…  It’s free!  Yours for the taking with no strings attached.  No subscriptions, no spam e-mail follow up, nothing…  Absolutely nothing…….  Now, what the heck is an EFC Tool? EFC stands for Expected Family Contribution, and anyone that has completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) knows a little about it.  This…

Hey Brother, Can You Spare Some Empathy?

It’s not enough that we college students have to endure one of the worst economic climates since the Great Depression, now we are being told that we don’t care what our friends feel and we care little about those less fortunate than us. We are less likely to “get” the emotions of those we know…

Catch a Concert and Get Your Oil Changed

Listening to the radio DJ I could not quite comprehend what he was telling me.  “Jiffy Lube music extravaganza”!!?!  What does that mean? At first I thought it was gibberish that I was hearing.  But then similar words were spoken again.  “Come out to Jiffy Lube”.  “Win free Jiffy Lube Live tickets to hear…” I…

Odd Jobs

We are all looking for a job, making a decision on a career path, or maybe pursuing a passion to generate income. It may start while you are in high school and looking for some extra cash, or maybe you are graduating college. Maybe it is because you are “displaced” after corporate rightsizing, downsizing, reorganization, or voiced your opinion to the wrong Vice President.

Dad, will I ever use this math?

Well kiddo, it depends. If you never balance your checkbook, never verify the change you receive, always believe the monthly statement that the credit card companies send you without even using a calculator to add and subtract the credits and debits, no darling, you don’t need to do your math. But, if you are the…