Come What May and Love It

Hello Blog Readers! I wanted to let you in on some of the 'secrets' that I use to make money from shopping. Here we go... 1. Shopkicks- I earned over $50 in gift cards using this app. That may not seem like much to you, but I got the gift cards without even spending a sent! CRAZY?!? Here is how it works. You get "Kicks" for different tasks. The kicks then turn into gift cards. 100 kicks= $1 Shopkicks gives you 'kicks' for 4 different things. A.) Walk-ins- You get 'kicks' for walking into different stores like Target, Wal-Mart, Carters, Macys, Best Buy to name a few. Normally it is anywhere between 25-50 kicks for walk-ins, but some days they give 100 for walk-ins. That is money in your pocket just for walking into the store. B.) Scans-   I LOVE THIS PART! I really am not exagerating when I say how much I love doing the scans. It is like a scavenger hunt through the store to find certain products and scan the barcodes. You get anywhere bet...

I am home. Actually, I have been home for almost 2 weeks now. All I have been doing is trying to get a job. Out of the blue, an old friend from my childhood ward came to visit our family and happened to know of a place that would hire me. Last Thursday, I started my job at a vitamin company. It is definately not the most exciting job in the world, but it is a full time job that pays better than minimum wage. By the end of the summer I should have enough money for at least two more semester of college. This is such a blessing to have gotten this job at this time. It is going to be long hours, but I know in the end it will be worth it. It is amazing how the Lord answers our prayers with things that we didn't even know we needed. Sometimes life is about those little tender mercies...

My goodness. College changes everything (even before you get there). After being accepted to BYU and seeing all the numbers of how much stuff costs, here is a breakdown: Tuition: $4,420 (for 2 semesters!!) This is a lot better than every other college I have applied for. Housing: $3,450 (for 2 semesters) Meal Plan: $3,680 (for 2 semesters) See the previous post for what meal plans I was thinking about. So now every time I want to spend money, two questions cross my mind: Do I really need it right now? Can I use it next year? You can imagine when I am asking myself those questions, I end up not buying anything. What I am looking for right now is winter clothing. I already have a good heavy jacket, but the only things I am willing to spend money on is long sleeve shirts and tights at this point. You can ...

College is EXPENSIVE ! I had always known college cost lots of money-but with BYU costing about $3000 per semester tuition, I thought it wouldn't be that bad. What people DON'T tell you is that it cost a ton to just live while in college. I got an email today telling me that on March 9th, they will send me another email telling me when I can sign up for housing. So I have been looking up all this information about different housing on campus and meal plans. There are so many options and choses that have to be made. If you are bad at making decisions that are life altering...college is definitely not for you. Just to make sure that you are going to be fed everyday is a chore. There are about four or five meal choices that people have at BYU. Right now I am deciding between two. Dining Plus COST: $3,990/ semester DAILY ALLOCATION: 11.10 'Dining Dollars' Anything that is not spent at the end of the day will be added on ...