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
(This a photo of me standing in my closet used as a thumbnail for my YouTube video on Adult Daily Living Skills: Closet Organization.) Spring cleaning is upon us and I decided to get started a little early this year with organizing my closet. The constant tripping over things and clutter motivated me to get a move on it. Cleaning out my closet reminds me of moving because to do a good job you have to take everything out piece by piece. My closet is a pretty nice sized walk in with shelving that helps to keep things organized. I tackled this project in four parts by removing one set of clothes, sweeping, and dusting the shelves before placing the clothes back inside. I even did a little bit of color coordinating and made sure to pack up anything that I had not worn in a year to donate to Goodwill. The hardest part is finding one of those drop off boxes so they’ll most likely sit in my trunk for a month or three. I honestly wanted to give up midway through, as it became a little