It’s my favorite time of the semester you know the one where free money is involved?! My semester started a week ago and my refund posted shortly after. If you’ve been reading my blog or watching my YouTube channel, then you know I am a champion for scholarships and free money. This past year my employer decided to pay for doctoral degrees in full which greatly assisted in my debt free journey. Figure 1: This is a thumbnail of my latest YouTube video “I Got My Summer Refund Check” where I am sitting in my office with my hand under my chin with a smile while looking at the camera. Although my schooling is paid for, I still have several scholarships that provide some overage. My goal is to not only obtain my doctorate degree for free but to make money while doing it! This summer I received two scholarships for $500 each for a total of $1000! One scholarship was given to me by the university without me having to apply while the other is for my work with a local community college. With
Figure 1 :This is a YouTube thumbnail of me cleaning the baseboards. We are less than 48 hours from the new year and I’m doing what I typically do around this time of year, cleaning and organizing. My deep cleaning consists of organizing my cabinets, sweeping, mopping, and throwing things out. One of the things I am focusing on are my baseboards. In case you're wondering, the baseboards are sometimes called mop boards or the trimming around the lower part of your walls.I have a particular disdain for this area as it involves a lot of bending, stooping, and old fashioned scrubbing. Dust loves this area and often accumulates here if you don’t clean it on a regular basis. When cleaning your baseboards you will need the following: A dish cloth and cleaning gloves Any household cleaner or soap and warm water Once you grab these things you want to spray your dish cloth with your household cleaner and wipe in one direction. Make sure you don’t wipe too hard as to not chip any paint bu